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Pinning down the average class size in Michigan's public schools is not an easy thing to do.For example, the Michigan Department of Education reports a…
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You decide to become a teacher because you want to help, to see your students grow and learn. But take a deep dive into teacher pay and you'll discover…
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Suppose you came from fairly humble circumstances and had struggled to earn a college degree. You decide to become a teacher yourself, because that’s the…
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There's wide agreement among education experts that teacher quality is the most important school-based factor in how students do in school.So how is…
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I’ve said more than once that it isn’t fair to expect teachers to solve all the problems of educating our kids. When a child is hungry, or has a chaotic…
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This Week in Michigan Politics, Emily Fox and Jack Lessenberry discuss the possibility of new teachers losing their pensions, the latest in the Detroit…
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The firing of a pregnant teacher at Marian High School in Bloomfield Hills is making headlines.For nine years, Barb Webb taught chemistry and coached…
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All this week, we've been digging into the causes, and perhaps solutions, to the financial troubles facing our schools. As Michigan Radio has been…
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As the 2012-2013 school year winds down, one of the issues occupying the attention of state lawmakers is teacher pay. In essence: what should determine…
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A state House panel has approved a plan to tie teachers’ pay to student performance. But lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say they’re worried the bill…