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Monday, July 09, 2012  The Cadillac School board voted to outsource several services which will leave nearly 40 workers without jobs. Due to a decrease in state funding, Cadillac Public Schools is entering the 2012-2013 school year with a $1.4 million dollar deficit.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011  Students at Elk Rapids High School take their jazz music very seriously. Now, they are doing all they can to keep their program alive.

Monday, October 24, 2011  Already financially hurting school districts brace for more cuts ahead

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  School leaders across northern Michigan are making some tough decisions in an effort to balance the budgets for the 2011-2012 school year.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  More schools are making tough budget decisions - which area do you think should be targeted first to save districts money?

Monday, May 16, 2011  The school board is planning to act on the proposed budget cuts for the 2011-2012 school year Monday evening.

Monday, May 09, 2011  Some parents at several Traverse City Area Public schools will be holding an outreach event Tuesday afternoon -- expressing to fellow parents the need to make our voices heard in Lansing.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011  In a speech Wednesday in Detroit, Governor Rick Snyder called for some big changes to our state's education system.

Thursday, April 14, 2011  A Northern Michigan school once considered an underdog by the state, is now being honored for its academic achievements.

Monday, March 21, 2011  School district to implement foreign languages in elementary schools

Thursday, February 17, 2011  Northern Michigan schools we spoke with are not happy about losing more funding.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010  Governor Granholm has vetoed most of a bill spelling out how $316 million in federal money should be spent on public schools, while signing a bill that cuts funding to state universities by 2.8%.

Monday, September 13, 2010  The first week of school is in the books and Suttons Bay Public Schools is starting to see how well its busing partnership with the Bay Area Transportation Authority is working.

Monday, August 30, 2010  A viewer wondered why TCAPS doesn't sell its empty school buildings in order to get their budget back in check. The answer is the subject of this Fact Finder.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  Summoned back from summer break, the House on Tuesday pushed through an emergency $26 billion jobs bill to protect 300,000 teachers, police and others from election-year layoffs.