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Monthly Archives: June 2012
E is for Education, not Expulsion
Students in Michigan are being stripped of educational opportunity and future economic security because of school expulsion and suspension. Michigan’s Children applauds a recent Resolution adopted by the State Board of Education that begins to address district disciplinary policies that are stricter than … Continue reading
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Early Childhood Development = Workforce Development
As discussed a few weeks ago on our blog, a coalition of 100 business leaders organized by the Children’s Leadership Council of Michigan (CLCM) called for significantly greater investment in early childhood education, linking the connection between access to high … Continue reading
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Babies Today, Business Leaders Tomorrow
Last week, the Children’s Leadership Council of Michigan (CLCM) released their early childhood business plan at the annual Mackinac Policy Conference. And though the CLCM didn’t explain how their business plan would be funded– whether from private investments or from … Continue reading
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What a Difference Our Voices Make
This week, the Legislature finished their work on the fiscal year 2013 budget. While it is still possible that funding for specific programs and initiatives, as well as language directing state departments in their implementation, could be vetoed by the … Continue reading
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