Comments for Michigan Populist Blog http://www.michiganpopulist.org For the People - Forever! Sat, 18 May 2013 01:38:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Comment on Snyder’s Plan for Public Schools Defies Voters Wishes by George Bush/Dick DeVos Charter School Fundraiser Highlights Disturbing Future of Public Schools http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=40#comment-453 George Bush/Dick DeVos Charter School Fundraiser Highlights Disturbing Future of Public Schools Sat, 18 May 2013 01:38:23 +0000 http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=40#comment-453 [...] though Dick DeVos’ school voucher initiative was turned down by voters in the fall of 2000, he has used his money and political prowess to inch Michigan towards a de [...]

]]> Comment on Great Lakes Education (Read DeVos) Project by George Bush/Dick DeVos Charter School Fundraiser Highlights Disturbing Future of Public Schools http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=118#comment-452 George Bush/Dick DeVos Charter School Fundraiser Highlights Disturbing Future of Public Schools Fri, 17 May 2013 20:24:25 +0000 http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=118#comment-452 [...] W. Bush and school privatization advocate Dick DeVos teamed up to raise over $400,000 for the West Michigan Aviation Academy this week.  [...]

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]]> Comment on George Bush/Dick DeVos Charter School Fundraiser Highlights Disturbing Future of Public Schools by The Rachel Maddow Show http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=1468#comment-450 The Rachel Maddow Show Fri, 17 May 2013 11:49:08 +0000 http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=1468#comment-450 Good Friday morning! We’re getting ready for the first congressional hearing on the IRS mess, reading some scary news about Syria, and celebrating the impending return of the A Train to the hard-hit Rockaways. What are you reading/dreading/celebrating this morning?

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]]> Comment on Great Lakes Education (Read DeVos) Project by George Bush/Dick DeVos Charter School Fundraiser Highlights Disturbing Future of Public Schools | Michigan Populist Blog http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=118#comment-449 George Bush/Dick DeVos Charter School Fundraiser Highlights Disturbing Future of Public Schools | Michigan Populist Blog Fri, 17 May 2013 11:34:50 +0000 http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=118#comment-449 [...] W. Bush and school privatization advocate Dick DeVos teamed up to raise over $400,000 for the West Michigan Aviation Academy this week.  [...]

]]> Comment on Public School’s 2% Increase Will Feel Like Only a 1/2% Increase by No Foolin’: Mackinac Center Wants to Create a Second Class of Teachers | Michigan Populist Blog http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=1192#comment-411 No Foolin’: Mackinac Center Wants to Create a Second Class of Teachers | Michigan Populist Blog Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:57:49 +0000 http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=1192#comment-411 [...] argument could be moot anyway as Michigan’s Republican leadership has put schools in starvation mode forcing some to purge non-core teachers.  I’m sure once we have eliminated, or relegated [...]

]]> Comment on Public School’s 2% Increase Will Feel Like Only a 1/2% Increase by Chamber President Slams Schools, Says Remediated Students Should Be Able To Sue | Michigan Populist Blog http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=1192#comment-409 Chamber President Slams Schools, Says Remediated Students Should Be Able To Sue | Michigan Populist Blog Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:10:28 +0000 http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=1192#comment-409 [...] ← Public School’s 2% Increase Will Feel Like Only a 1/2% Increase [...]

]]> Comment on Burning on Biggby Coffee & Snyder’s Tax Giveaways by Michigan’s Poor and Middle Class are Disproportionately Burdened with Taxes. Snyder’s Road Bill Would Add to the Problem. | Michigan Populist Blog http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=208#comment-405 Michigan’s Poor and Middle Class are Disproportionately Burdened with Taxes. Snyder’s Road Bill Would Add to the Problem. | Michigan Populist Blog Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:11:11 +0000 http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=208#comment-405 [...] his 1.8 billion dollar tax cut on business that allowed rich business owners like those that own Biggby Coffee to pay less in [...]

]]> Comment on Burning on Biggby Coffee & Snyder’s Tax Giveaways by Michigan’s Poor and Middle Class are Disproportionately Burdened with Taxes. Snyder’s Road Bill Would Add to the Problem. http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=208#comment-404 Michigan’s Poor and Middle Class are Disproportionately Burdened with Taxes. Snyder’s Road Bill Would Add to the Problem. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:06:31 +0000 http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=208#comment-404 [...] his 1.8 billion dollar tax cut on business that allowed rich business owners like those that own Biggby Coffee to pay less in [...]

]]> Comment on The Truth Be Known by Republicans Pledge Support For Teachers (No this is not a joke) http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=159#comment-399 Republicans Pledge Support For Teachers (No this is not a joke) Sat, 02 Feb 2013 05:13:35 +0000 http://www.michiganpopulist.org/?p=159#comment-399 [...] compared teachers to whiny children who haven’t earned their allowance.  They are making them pay an additional 6% or more for [...]

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