tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post2336739032950039413..comments2023-11-07T06:56:59.563-05:00Comments on Ann Arbor Schools Musings: Whatever Happened?Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-58921167786499629452011-05-26T11:03:50.843-04:002011-05-26T11:03:50.843-04:00Steve Norton of mipfs.org posted this on a differe...Steve Norton of mipfs.org posted this on a different thread but since it relates to today, I am re-posting it here. <br /><br />Thanks for posting this, Ruth! We're trying to alert parents and citizens as widely as we can.<br /><br />However, the "compromise" school aid budget was reported from conference committee yesterday and has already passed the Senate. The House is scheduled to vote on it today, and everyone is confident they have the votes to pass it. (I put "compromise" in quotes because the "compromise" was worked out among the Governor and the leaders of the House and Senate - all Republicans. Opponents of the budget, mostly Democrats, were frozen out of the process.)<br /><br />Readers can find our summaries of the original bills and the outcome of the conference committees here:<br />http://www.miparentsforschools.org/node/134<br />http://www.miparentsforschools.org/node/135<br /><br />It looks like the next issues will be pension reform, the efforts to eliminate tenure, and public employee health care benefits. Unfortunately, none of the proposals in this area put much priority on the true quality of instruction, investing in human capital, or making teaching in Michigan schools a plausible profession for new graduates. All stick, no carrot.<br /><br />May 26, 2011 9:55 AMRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.com