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Wednesday, March 27, 2013  In the coming months, school districts will be reviewing its budgets and many could be looking at cuts. That is forcing districts and its teachers to think outside the box.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The district is looking to cut a million dollars for the next school year.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A shrinking budget, a million dollar shortfall, and some tough decisions face a Northern Michigan School district. Charlevoix Public Schools, like most around the state, are having to make do with less. For Charlevoix, that may mean having to close one of the three schools in the district.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Michigan’s insufficient amount of preschool classrooms has students getting turned away at the door.

Monday, November 26, 2012  The U.S. Department of Education says that a system created to run low-performing Michigan schools has made the finals of the 2012 Race to the Top-District competition.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  A proposal that Gov. Rick Snyder commissioned for overhauling public education in Michigan and change how the state pays for student learning has been released.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Fees are going down for the Michigan Education Savings Program.

Monday, June 18, 2012  Legislation under consideration in Lansing could change the way alternative education programs in Michigan schools are funded.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  A Northern Michigan school district has a new plan for students who have too many absences or mess around in school – and that’s bringing back an old program that had its funding dry up 10 years ago.

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  Every student counts and on Wednesday, struggling schools hoped absences were down and children were in class.

Monday, August 22, 2011  It's a rapidly evolving and growing trend at a handful of schools in the state. Suttons Bay Public Schools is one of the pioneers in the field.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  With funding being cut to schools our Facebook fans wanted to know how much the government spends on prisoners -- compared to what they spend on our kids.

Monday, April 25, 2011  Should Michigan teachers be given a tax break? The average teacher surveyed spends $356 of their own money to make sure our kids have the basic supplies they need to succeed in the classroom.  An effort is underway to help those teachers get some of that money back.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  Despite unprecedented size, cuts in the shutdown-dodging budget pact may barely be noticed

Monday, January 25, 2010  Early childhood education advocates are trying to save funding for their programs in what promises to be a difficult budget cycle in Michigan