Articles tagged: education funding
Rutledge and Zemke on task force looking at ways to help Michigan schools
Posted: Apr 11, 2013Two state representatives from Washtenaw County — David Rutledge and Adam Zemke — have been appointed to a task force charged with finding solutions for Michigan's struggling schools. The task force was created by House ... Read more »
Candidates eyeing state House seats debate education funding on back-to-school day
Posted: Sep 04, 2012Candidates looking to represent Washtenaw County in the Michigan House for the next two years used the first day back to school on Tuesday to frame a debate around education funding. During a news conference ... Read more »
OPINION: Will the school aid fund suffer another legislative sleight-of-hand in favor of road repairs?
Posted: Apr 08, 2012So the Michigan Senate has decided to divert $135 million from the sales tax on gasoline and use it for road repairs. Two percentage points of the six percent sales tax is dedicated to the ... Read more »
Warren and Hochstetler discuss Pure Michigan, tax breaks and education funding in Senate debate
Posted: Oct 07, 2010Democrat Rebekah Warren and Republican John Hochstetler agreed on one thing Wednesday night: It's a shame to see cuts to the Pure Michigan tourism campaign. The Pure Michigan promotional budget for this year is about ... Read more »
University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman questions state's education funding priorities
Posted: Dec 10, 2009A tax levied on bottled water companies could help save the slashed Michigan Promise scholarship program, Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry said Thursday at a University of Michigan-hosted panel on higher education and economic growth. ... Read more »
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