Thursday, October 25, 2012

Education: michigan

  • Michigan Supreme Court candidates

    Hometown: Redford Township. Family: Married, four children. Education: Michigan State University; Detroit College of Law; Regent University.

    www.freep.com

  • Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Group Weighs In On Michigan's Proposal 2

    Under Proposal 2, any Michigan laws that limit workers' ability to join unions would be invalidated -- and many education reform laws of the variety supported by Rhee require drastic changes to the way teachers are hired and fired in the name of making ...

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  • Enrollment trends: Out-of-state students form 42.6 percent of University of ...

    By Kellie Woodhouse Higher education reporter. Comment Now ... The ratio represents an uptick of 2 percent from the year before and 7.1 percent from fall 2009, when 35.5 percent of freshmen were non-Michigan residents. Non-resident enrollment levels ...

    www.annarbor.com

  • Saturday Political Forum Features Federal, State, County Candidates

    Invited candidates include those running for U.S. Senate, the 11th U.S. Congressional district, the 20th and 21st Michigan House districts, State Board of Education and Michigan Supreme Court Justice. Those running for Wayne County Prosecutor, Sheriff, ...

    plymouth-mi.patch.com

  • Candidate Profile: Mary Kerwin, Michigan House District 41

    The following candidate information is taken directly from the non-partisan website www.vote411.org, a "one-stop-shop" for election related information launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund in 2006. Duties: The Michigan House of ...

    troy.patch.com

  • Ameresco Completes Comprehensive Energy Efficiency Project with Central ...

    Located in central Michigan between Grand Rapids and Lansing, MCC sought to implement a campus-wide "face lift" in order to enhance its infrastructure and educational environment simultaneously. As part of the partnership, Ameresco installed lighting ...

    www.dailyfinance.com

  • MIS, Adrian College join together in science, education program

    Seventh-graders from Dundee Middle School in Monroe County participated Tuesday in a pilot science and environmental program at Michigan International Speedway aimed at educating students in a real-world setting. Track and Explore sprouted from an ...

    www.cheboygannews.com

  • Pontiac schools interim superintendent Walter Burt to lead WMU's education ...

    KALAMAZOO, MI - Western Michigan University has appointed Walter Burt to serve as the interim dean of the College of Education and Human Development. Burt is an associate professor of educational leadership, research and technology, who has an ...

    www.mlive.com

  • Increasingly, Michigan schools focus on International Baccalaureate Programme

    What started as a curriculum for children of diplomats and leaders of multinational corporations is being adopted in an increasing number of Michigan schools. The International Baccalaureate Programme - "IB" as it's commonly called - has special ...

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  • Letter: State Rep. Mike Shirkey has worked to improve Michigan's educational ...

    If I had to choose one of the top issues that are most important to me, it would be education. I understand we all have different ideas on what is needed to improve education. The majority of our students in Michigan are receiving an excellent ...

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  • Study: Fewer Michigan students graduating on time

    "The findings of this first study are important and must be seen as a diagnostic tool for our teachers, administrators and education leaders," said Michael Flanagan, the state superintendent. "The Michigan Merit Curriculum is the right direction and ...

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  • Michigan's tougher graduation requirements leads to fewer graduating, study finds

    Michigan's tougher graduation requirements have led to slightly fewer students graduating on time, according to a study by the Michigan Consortium for Educational Research. The stricter requirements, called the Michigan Merit Curriculum, reduced the ...

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  • University of Michigan gives food composting a try at the Michigan League

    The pilot began in August and will last through Nov. 21. It's taking place at the Michigan League, where there's a coffee shop, catering and two fast food restaurants.

    www.annarbor.com

  • Michigan Initiative Would Give Public Employee Unions Veto Power

    The main teachers union in the state, the Michigan Education Association (MEA), an affiliate of the National Education Association, Wszolek notes, already has drawn up a list of laws it would like to see overturned. This hit list, among other things ...

    nlpc.org

  • Aric Nesbitt committed to education (Letter)

    Aric is helping our students become career-ready by introducing legislation to expand career and technical education opportunities.

    www.mlive.com

  • EDUCATION REALTY TRUST, INC. : EdR Completes Purchase of Collegiate ...

    EdR (NYSE:EDR), one of the nation's largest developers, owners and managers of collegiate housing, today announced the purchase of Campus Village -- a collegiate housing community serving Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI -- for $20.9 ...

    www.4-traders.com

  • Study reveals impact of tougher graduation requirements on Michigan high ...

    AnnArbor.com file photo. The Michigan Consortium for Educational Research analyzed data from 700,000 students enrolled in Michigan's public high schools to examine the effects of the state's tougher graduation requirements, which went into effect in 2006.

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  • University to be host of large mathematics education conference

    KALAMAZOO—The Western Michigan University Department of Mathematics will act as host in early November of a large conference drawing together mathematics educators from across North America.

    www.wmich.edu

  • Michigan Decides 2012: Live chat focuses on number of laws affected by ...

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Debate over how many laws Proposal 2 would affect and whether state lawmakers should have a say in teacher discipline highlighted Friday's live chat.

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  • Irwin vs. Spisak: Education a key issue for candidates in 53rd District race ...

    6 election. Spisak agreed making sure Michigan students can receive a quality public education is a top priority, and he said it's especially important to him since he plans on becoming a teacher.

    www.annarbor.com

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