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Michigan’s Snyder Receives Third Grade Reading Bill
Posted: September 26, 2016 at 5:25 pm / Education
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Michigan Governor Rick Snyder began his campaign to improve third-grade reading performance over a year ago. This week, legislators sent him a bill that would require educators to render more assistance to young readers who were struggling and hold them back if they are too far behind in their skills. Experts […]
Michigan’s Snyder Signs Increased Education Budget
Posted: June 30, 2016 at 5:21 pm / Education
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has signed a $ 16 billion budget that covers K-12 education, community colleges, and the state’s 15 public universities. The budget gained bipartisan support in the state legislature, but it aroused the skepticism of some who are critical of a $ 2.5 million stipend that could lay […]