Flint school board approves deficit elimination plan
A divided Flint School Board narrowly approved a state mandated deficit elimination plan last night. The board first deadlocked whether to approve the $3.7 million deficit elimination plan. After...
View ArticlePlans to close 4 Flint schools to cut costs
FLINT, Mich. (AP) - The Flint School District board has decided to relocate Flint Northern High students and close four other schools as part of a cost-cutting effort.The Flint Journal reports that...
View ArticleThere's more money in Michigan's school aid fund, but should it be spent on...
Battle Creek State Senator Mike Nofs says he doesn’t think higher than expected revenue in the school aid fund should be used to bail out struggling school districts.Nofs says at today’s revenue...
View Article'Massive' teacher layoffs planned in Pontiac, Flint
The Flint School District is planning over one hundred layoffs, the Flint Journal reported.139 teachers and faculty in Flint will receive pink slips, with the staff cuts going into effect the day after...
View ArticleIn this morning's news: Michigan Medicaid expansion, charter schools, Flint...
Michigan Medicaid expansion uncertainLegislation that will determine the future of Michigan Medicaid is at a standstill. On Thursday, the state Senate passed a budget bill that did not include Medicaid...
View ArticleIn this morning's news: Flint schools, insider trading, and a surprise...
Flint schools develop deficit planThe Flint school district has a deficit elimination plan for the coming year. School leaders approved the plan last night. Michigan Radio’s Steve Carmody reports...
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