Tag Archives: keeping the poor from education

Governor Snyder’s office and corporate interests conspire in “secret work group” to bring voucher system to Michigan K-12 education

By Mark | April 20, 2013

In November, I told you about an attempt on the part of the Michigan Republicans to create a parallel, for-profit education system, right alongside the Michigan public school system, unanswerable to anyone, save for an appointee of the Governor. Well, according to a report in yesterday’s Detroit News, things are progressing quickly thanks to the […]

Posted in Education, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bay Mills Community College, Bhushan Kulkarni, charter schools, David Behen, dismantling of public education, distance education, EduCard, edutainment, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, MEA, Michigan Education Association, Michigan Education Card, Mike Huckabee, Oxford Foundation, public education, public school teachers, Rick Snyder, school vouchers, Steve Cook, teachers, threats to public education, top secret, trends in American education, value school | 38 Comments

State Rep David Rutledge warns Ypsi School Board that a Snyder czar is on the way

By Mark | May 10, 2011

We’ve discussed it to death here on the site, and I’m not sure how much new ground there is to cover, but our local Representative in the Michigan House, David Rutledge, warned members of the Ypsi School Board yesterday that, unless they found a way to balance their budget, and fast, the Governor was going […]

Posted in Education, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Andy Fanta, David Rutledge, Dedrick Martin, education reform, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, Public Act 72, Rick Snyder, school vouchers, the desire to strangle Republicans, we need a revolution, Ypsilanti School Board | 21 Comments

Mass Meeting to Mobilize Washtenaw Co. Against Current Budget Legislation

By Mark | March 17, 2011

I know very little about this event and the people behind it, but, given the subject matter, I thought that I’d pass it along. Thursday, March 24 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Road Community Room 5577 Whittaker Road Ypsilanti, MI From: Washtenaw County Emergency Taskforce for Economic Justice -Mallorie Kettlehut Patterson […]