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Senate passes legislation to dissolve Buena Vista and Inkster school districts

Posted on 06/20/13 at 3:14pm

The state Senate narrowly passed legislation Wednesday to dissolve the Buena Vista and Inkster school districts and leave employees in those dissolved districts without jobs in the receiving districts.
Under House Bills 4813 and 4815, which passed the House last week, the dissolved districts’ students and property would be transferred to one or more nearby districts.
School employees in the dissolved districts would not be automatically transferred to the receiving districts, even though their districts dissolved through no fault of their own.
The legislation initially protected school employees in the dissolved districts by providing them with the right of first refusal for jobs in the receiving district, but an amendment by state Rep. Ray Franz, R-Onekama, stripped away all employee protections. Franz’s amendment was fully supported by House Education Committee Chairwoman Lisa Posthumus Lyons, R-Alto.
In response to school employees’ concerns, Lyons said from the House floor: “Pigs get fat — hogs get slaughtered.”

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Capitol rally draws school employees, parents and students

Posted on 06/20/13 at 3:38pm

The chant of “kids come first” rolled across the Capitol lawn in Lansing on Wednesday as school employees, parents, students and policymakers converged for the “Save Michigan’s Public Schools” rally.

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Campaign helps low-income families find food for kids in summer months

Posted on 06/18/13 at 10:34am

For children, summer should be all about spending more time with family and friends, with as little stress as possible.

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Failing charter schools still allowed to expand

Posted on 06/04/13 at 3:10pm

Thirty-two new charter schools are set to open in Michigan this fall, and a new study shows that chronically low-performing charter operators are being allowed to expand their operations.

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CMU professor Paul Hernandez: Every child deserves a chance

Posted on 06/20/13 at 1:46pm

Paul Hernandez began his journey as a gang member on the rough streets of Los Angeles.
At school, he watched administrators and teachers direct their attention to the students who were on a college track and disregard the idea that he might have higher aspirations, too.

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