It’s been four years since the pandemic began and Michigan students are still trying to catch up,” said Cassidy Syftestad Klutts, author of the report and doctoral fellow at the University of Arkansas. hubs.la/Q02tj_dh0

People ought to recognize that the benefits of corporate welfare go to politicians and big businesses, not to the public. If they did, politicians would be more likely to reject requests for favors. hubs.la/Q02tk7RB0

Ten of the top middle schools in the state are charter schools operated by National Heritage Academies. And the top three elementary schools in Detroit are charter schools, even when compared to schools that selectively enroll their students.
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Subsidies produce neither jobs nor economic growth.

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School funding is complicated, and people can believe a lot of things that have been addressed and changed decades ago. The idea that the state underfunds poor urban districts is often taken as self-evident even when the evidence says otherwise.

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Flint Community Schools received $51,192 in COVID relief for each of its students — more than any other district in the state. Benton Harbor was the runner-up, receiving $29,502 in COVID aid for each student. Detroit received just under $27,000 per pupil. mackinac.org/blog/2024/are-…

I've heard people claim that Michigan's poor urban schools don't get as much as districts in wealthy areas. That hasn't been the case for 30 years.
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Despite spending $1.2 billion of Covid aid on personnel, staffing levels only increased by 3% in Michigan. Read more: hubs.la/Q02t83jq0

It’s Time To Work: State Licensing Reforms Michigan Should Consider twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

If you want to help schools, throw out the funding myth and demand accountability.
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Michigan’s largest unions have seen plummeting membership over the past decade. More details here: michigancapitolconfidential.com/analysis/michi…

Jarrett Skorup Hundreds of studies show state and local economic development subsidies to be ineffective at creating jobs and opportunities. The studies that often demonstrate this most clearly involve sports stadiums.

Mackinac Center Executive Vice President Michael J. Reitz authored an opinion piece in the Detroit News Opinion discussing how artificial intelligence could render freedom of information obsolete in Michigan. Read more about his insights and analysis.
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My latest in The Detroit News. Michigan's #FOIA law could employ tech advances to speed up records requests and cut costs for taxpayers.
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People ought to recognize that the benefits of corporate welfare go to politicians and big businesses, not to the public. If they did, politicians would be more likely to reject requests for favors.
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Natural gas and nuclear power lead the rest of the class in generating clean and affordable energy, according to a new national energy report card created by Northwood University in partnership with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. hubs.la/Q02s_w9t0

People ought to recognize that the benefits of corporate welfare go to politicians and big businesses, not to the public. If they did, politicians would be more likely to reject requests for favors.
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