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Center For Michigan

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Center for Michigan Report: Fix Schools, Send Us the Bill

Dearborn residents contributed to the report with comments at a June 22, 2012, forum.

The Center for Michigan has released a report based on last year's conversations about education held during community meetings across the state, including one in Dearborn.  On Tuesday, the Center published "The Public’s Agenda for Public Education", which represents comments gleaned from more than 250 public meetings and two scientific polls. According to "Message sent: Fix schools, send us the bill", posted Tuesday at bridgemi.com, more than 7,500 Michiganians participated in the initiative.  Michigan State University economics professor Charles Ballard said the size of the sampling indicates the report "will be an accurate representation of public opinion on these issues.” It is being shared with state lawmakers.  Among the findings …

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