Snyder's Education Cuts

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Seven Ways Technology Is Rendering the Automobile Obsolete
Streetsblog Capitol Hill (blog)
Online education similarly gives students alternatives to traveling to campus. In all of these ways, recent technological advances have made it easier and more desirable for people to cut down on driving. They're not reducing their mileage out of a ...

Spending debate begins as Michigan weighs $483M in unexpected tax revenue
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Snyder wants lawmakers to come up with an additional $1.2 billion for roads, but those efforts have bogged down in the Legislature. The extra revenue from the current budget year would not come close to the total roads investment Snyder is looking for ...

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Roy Roberts delays retirement, will stay at DPS a few more months
The Detroit News
Working as a team, they have delivered consecutive balanced budgets for the district and significantly reduced its legacy deficit, all of which builds a stronger educational foundation for DPS students," Snyder said. DPS has been under state control ...

Santa Paula school board tells superintendent to 'dig deeper' to restore cuts ...
Ventura County Star
“The majority of the migrant (education) positions were cut not because we feel that we didn't need to provide services to those students but that we were out of compliance with the way the funding was being spent,” he said. Chounet said the Ventura ...

Supt. Lowe testifies before the Ohio Senate
Morgan County Herald
Morgan County Superintendent Lori Snyder-Lowe testified before the Ohio Senate Education Sub-Committee on behalf of the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools, of which she is also the president. In her testimony ... In March, more than 120 ...

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Budget surpluses spur tension in some GOP states
7Online.com
Only a few states still face budget difficulties several years after the Great Recession forced widespread cuts to public education and social services, according to a new report by the National Conference of State Legislatures. To the contrary, a ...

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Thomas Nelson graduates told to work hard, take action
Daily Press
Broderick said he was told beforehand he had 20 minutes to give his commencement address, and he decided to cut that in half. He explained that ... Graduates Michael D. Snyder of James City County and Meagan V. Saunders of York County were recognized ...

Extra money in California budget will help schools get ready for new standards
Ventura County Star
Brown, during Tuesday's Capitol news conference, called Common Core a “challenging, intellectual exercise” that will help improve California's education system, but also requires time and resources to execute. Teachers will need additional training, ...

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Central York School District race focuses on budget
York Daily Record
Current board member Michael Snyder said he also would like to see more specifically where the money is going in the district. He would like to see the board take a more proactive approach now before financial constraints force the board to cut programs.

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Unexpected Michigan revenue boost could rekindle debate over funding for ...
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"One area I would put out on the table initially is to say if we don't come up with a transportation package, in terms of a funding package, as part of the process, one of the things we should look at with some of these resources are our roads," Snyder ...
Michigan's job, tax revenue futures brighten, economists sayThe Detroit News

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Albion Public Schools $1.1 million deficit highlights other Michigan districts ...
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
"The Snyder administration cut about $1 billion from public education recently to pay for tax breaks to businesses, and it's effecting education. "It's hurting everyone," he said. "Look at Buena Vista; look at Pontiac; and now, look at Albion." Buena ...

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Candidates want health-conscious school board
Daily Astorian
“I was horrified by that decision,” said Horning, adding that segments of youth are becoming more alienated and suicidal while districts are having to cut school counselors. “The need is getting greater and greater.” Laman said that in her line of work ...

Standardized Testing Stirs Debate at Novi Education Forum
Patch.com
Cuts to education funding in Michigan are a big concern for educators and parents of children in public schools. “We're diverting a whole ... Bill Rustem, Governor Rick Snyder's director of strategy, said Michigan students aren't doing as well as they ...

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Midland school board ponders future budget woes - Midland Daily News
Midland Daily News
Among the ideas floated by board members for saving money or cutting spending were outsourcing high school athletics, selling three closed elementary school buildings and reducing course choices, but none of the ideas seemed to gain wide support ...
Albion board votes 5-1 to close high schoolBattle Creek Enquirer
Pontiac Schools crisis isn't over: Emergency manager may be next stepOakland Press

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Democrat Mark Schauer talks 2014: 'This governor has taken the state down the ...
Michigan Business Review - MLive.com
Rick Snyder could be vulnerable in 2014, and the party appears to be rallying around Schauer as their challenger of choice. Last week, former Congressman Bart ... Schauer may not yet be a candidate, but he spoke like one during a half-hour interview in ...

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Hoke: Notre Dame 'chickening out' of Michigan series
The News-Press
Monday, he cited unique things, such as Michigan's academic reputation, glee club, the basketball team's great run, Patrick Omameh being recognized for his community service and Taylor Lewan's decision to stay in school when he could have been the No ...

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Dave Bing, Detroit Mayor, To Reveal Re-Election Plans - Huffington Post
Huffington Post
Rick Snyder appointed bankruptcy attorney Kevyn Orr as emergency manager. Orr has final ... Bing criticized a decision by a regional council of governments to cut funding to the city's bus department while increasing allocations to a suburban bus ...

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Surpluses spur tension in some GOP states
Jamestown Sun
Only a few states still face budget difficulties several years after the Great Recession forced widespread cuts to public education and social services, according to a new report by the National Conference of State Legislatures. To the contrary, a ...

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Standardized Testing Stirs Debate at Novi Education Forum
Patch.com
Cuts to education funding in Michigan are a big concern for educators and parents of children in public schools. “We're diverting a whole ... Bill Rustem, Governor Rick Snyder's director of strategy, said Michigan students aren't doing as well as they ...

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Budget surpluses spur tension
Longview News-Journal
This combination of undated file photos shows Republican Governors Rick Perry, left, of Texas and Rick Snyder, of Michigan. Posted: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 4:00 am. Budget surpluses spur tension. JEFFERSON ... Only a few states still face budget ...

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