Michigan Education Issues

Michigan Education Issues:

Michigan Education Formula: Defund the Schools, Tie Teacher Pay to Test Scores

General: Educational & Economic Environment/Trends

The Layoff List Educators Searching for Answers to Money Woes School District's Budgets Under Stress School Districts Trying to Lure Teachers to Retire Job Openings Head South for Teachers 50 Million Enrolled in Public Schools Michigan Poised to Lift Graduation Rates Declining Enrollment Hurts Michigan Schools 53% of College Students Graduate within 6 Years (Univ. of Michigan at 88%) AHN: Highlights of Low Points in U.S. Economy The $125,000 Teacher State of Michigan Michigan Economy: At a Glance Michigan to Close 8 Prisons and Lay Off nearly 1,100 State of Michigan Lays Off 300 Auto Industry in Michigan/Bail Out Failure and Bankruptcy Solution Chrysler files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy/Closed Plants Chrysler Closes 789 Dealerships Nationwide GMC to Close over 1100 Dealerships Nationwide

Retirements/Retirement Incentives

Judge Upholds Retirement Change Law

Appeals Court Stops 3% Reduction, Refund to Come

AFT to Appeal New Pension Increase

New Teacher Pension Changes Approved

Michigan Senate May End Retirement for New Teachers

Will Michigan Educators have to wait until age 60 to draw benefits?

Teachers Decry Changes to Health Care, Retirement and Pension Benefits

History of MPSERS

MPSERS Mandatory Contributions have doubled in last 8 years

A Tithe Extra for Retirement

Wisconsin Retirements Double after Loss of Collective Bargaining and Cuts to Benefits

Snyder Asks State Supreme Court to Reverse Lower Court Ruling on 3% Additional Retirement Contribution

Judge Upholds Order Rescinding 3% Retirement Contribution

Judge Orders 3% Retirement Contribution to be Stopped

State Retirement Incentive Lures Many

Final Number of Michigan Retirees: 17,063

14,000 Teacher Retirements in of 56,000 eligible, well short of 28,000 Goal by State of Michigan

June 11 Retirement Deadline is Fast Approaching

Teacher Retirements to Shake Up Schools

Retire Early or Teach: A Tough Decision for Some

Retirement FAQ

MEA FAQ on New Retirement Law

Retirement Bill Passes Despite Intense Opposition

Democrats want more time on Retirement Bill

Will Granholm Retirement Plan be an April Fool for Deadline and Timeline

Granholm offers Retirement Incentive with 1.6 Factor

School Officials Question Retirement

Bill to Force Charter Schools into Michigan Retirement System could earn Millions for State Budget

Tsunami of Teacher Retirements

Shortage of Teachers as Retirements Escalate

EPC Retirement Incentive Clients

Index

Michigan School Data

Mackinaw Center's Michigan Public High School Context and Performance Index

Lansing State Journal 2007-2011 ACT & MME Score Index

Detroit News 2011 ACT & MME Score Index

Health Care

School District Health Care Costs, Plans Vary

School Districts Re-Thinking MESSA

Double Dipping: Contracting Retired School Administrators and Others

Teacher Unions Can't Negotiate Contracts, But Administrators Still Double Dipping

School Contracting with Retired Administrators is Morally Wrong

Tenure and Teacher Evaluation Legislation

99.4% of Michigan Teachers are "Effective" only 0.2% Ineffective

More Credits Required for Professional Certification

Drive-By Evaluations in Detroit

Detroit to Challenge Tenure Laws

Senate Approves Tenure Laws

Firing Teachers Could Get Easier

Teacher Tenure down to 58% in New York

Union Leaders State Tenure Legislation Won't Improve Teacher Quality, but Will Weaken Unions

Tenure Legislation Passes House

Major Tenure Overhaul in the Works?

New Tenure Law Not Fair to Teachers

When Tenure Reform Kicks In, Don't Expect Too Many Teachers to be Kicked Out

Guidance Counselors

LCC may give up Counselors

8 Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling

Counselors Promise Being Squandered

High School Guidance Counselors Get a Poor Score

School Counselors Focus on Optimism Detroit Public Schools Needs to Protect Counselor Jobs A Guidance Concern: Too Many Counselors Cut

Teachers Mental Health Can Put School Districts in a Bind

Study Finds Growing Work for School Counselors

School Consolidation/Partnerships

More than Half of Michigan Districts have Outsourced Per Best Practices Edict

Flint Carmen-Ainsworth partners with UM-Flint for 257 Students taking AP Classes

School Consolidation in Michigan

Howley on Consolidation

Higher Education

UM-Flint Tuition Doubles in 10 Years

Unemployment Trends

50% of Michigan Families affected by Unemployment

Michigan Unemployement Rate Forecast at 15% through 2011

Teen Unemployment at an All-Time High at 25.5% Detroit Unemployment Rate is now 28.9% Detroit has Highest Unemployment in Nation Michigan Continues to Lead Nation in Unemployment 26 of Last 27 Months Granholm Gives State Workers 30 Days Notice Unemployment Worse Since the Great Depression? Job Insecurity Worse for your Health than Unemployment Unemployment Rate Tops 10% in 15 States in June Congressman claims Michigan could have 20% unemployment Over 740,000 Jobless in Michigan Michigan's Unemployment Rate Rockets to 15.2% Michigan Unemployment Rate Now 14.1%-State of Emergency? Michigan Unemployment Rate 14.1% Expected to Get Worse Even If Economy Improves Michigan Unemployment Highest since 1983 at 12.9% Bankruptcy Bankruptcy Filings: Over 6,000 per Day Recession drive Bankruptcy Filings Up 40% in Grand Rapids

Swine Flu

Michigan Closed 194 Schools, 72,000 students impacted

157 Confirmed Swine Flue Cases in Michigan on May 16 Swine Flu closes Oak Park Schools 4 infected with Swine Flu at West Bloomfield Schools Most Michigan Schools closed due to Swine Flu will Re-Open Swine Flu Tests Schools 1st Michigan School closed due to Swine Flu: L'Anse Creuse Swine Flu shuts down 300 Schools in U.S./Texas and Alabama cancel all High School Athletics for the remainder of the school year

MEA: Michigan Education Association

MEA Staffers enjoy raises in Pay as Union Dues Increase

MEA: Overpaying Staff, Carrying Too Much Debt

MEA: $124 Million in Debt

MEA: $42 per Pupil Extortion

MEA Members Pay $66 Million in Dues and Fees

MEA Lays Off 25 after losing 3,000 members and freezes salaries

Salary and Contract Negotiations

Michigan Passes Right to Work Legislation

Class Size Limits in Detroit are now 61 Students in Grades 6-12

Secretary of Education Duncan Says Minimum Teacher Salary Should Be $60,000, and Range to $150,000

Now, Emergency Managers are requested when negotiations stall