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Good piece from Yes Magazine (part of a full issue on education justice):

Transportation Funding Plan Goes to Ballot, Education Attacks Stopped for Now Early this morning, the Michigan Legislature approved a ballot question that would be asked of voters in May which [...]

We’re through week two of Lame Duck without any of the most dangerous bills making it to the Governor’s desk. We have one week left – and a lot could happen in the four session days before the [...]

Members of the Macomb ISD Federation of Paraprofessionals, Local 6216, including President Jeff Whittle, met with State Representative Sarah Roberts at her recent Coffee Hour at the Saint Clair [...]

Michiganders need safe roads but not at the expense of increased cuts to schools and local government services such as police and fire protection, sanitation, and public transportation. Our roads [...]

Today, December 11, 2014, there was a public announcement of the newly constituted Coalition for the Future of Detroit Schoolchildren.  The Coalition is made up of a diverse cross-section of [...]

The MDE recommended some changes to the Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education which would have “brought the state in line with federal requirements.” Michigan’s [...]

We had 9 Local leaders from 5 Locals come together and learn more about Toolkit and union financial management this evening. This was an interactive training, where after a brief overview of [...]

In early November, the Michigan Senate passed legislation that would increase revenues from the “gas tax” by over $1 billion over the next three years. The Senate version of House Bill 5477 would [...]

House Republicans Pass Road Funding Package By Cutting School Funding In early November, the Michigan Senate passed legislation that would increase revenues from the “gas tax” by over $1 billion [...]