I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Thursday announced the finalization of an application process for schools to seek more cash from the feds, but those monies are tied to certain expectations — like student performance being tied to teacher and administration reviews, which could put Michigan on the sideline.
From the Detroit News: The Michigan Department of Education announced Monday that Detroit Public Schools’ financial operation is in such disarray that an emergency financial manager is being appointed to take over the system’s finances. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan declared today that the district is in a “financial emergency.”
LANSING — Just months after the governor signed the Michigan Merit Curriculum into law, a move that enacted one of the most comprehensive sets of high school graduation requirements in the nation, some parents are complaining that the higher standards will cause more students to fail or drop out. But a number of officials are [...]
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