The privatization of public education in Michigan is a “very real” possibility, a state lawmaker said Monday, the Kalamazoo Gazette reports. At a town hall forum in Kalamazoo, Democratic state Sen. Bert Johnson said the movement is being driven “by money” at a time when the state’s districts face a $300-per-student budget cut — a total of almost $500 million across the state…
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CPS: Property tax hike approved to offset new costs
According to the Huffington Post, the Chicago Board of Education unanimously approved a budget late Wednesday afternoon that includes a property tax hike for homeowners, ABC7 News reports. The budget-padding move was well timed as Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushes for longer school days, offset by a two percent raise in teacher salaries, according to WBEZ…
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