Transparency reporting "widget" available 
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Business Leaders release '10 questions' for candidates
Statewide CEO group Business Leaders for Michigan is calling on voters to query candidates on key issues facing Michigan—and is providing the questions... more>

Report on stimulus spending reveals significant teacher layoffs yet to come
Three-quarters of districts to cut workforce in 2010-11, up from 45 percent last year... more>

Assist your employees in retirement planning
The Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP) have developed a seminar to help your staff make the best plans for their own personal situation... more>

Send new principals to MASSP Boot Camp
MASSP Principals Boot Camp's purpose is to focus on the management side of principal leadership: the things that every school principal must handle to be an effective instructional leader... more>

Dropout Recovery vs. Credit Recovery
By Rebekah Richards
A failure to provide students with the support they need to graduate high school has negative implications that extend far beyond the classroom and the school district. It is critical that educators explore alternative options that are specifically designed to address student needs and give them the support they need not only to graduate high school, but to become contributing members of our communities... more>

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  August 5, 2010
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  Lansing Ramada Hotel and Conference Center
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• 2010 Michigan Teaching for Learning Institute
  Instructional Practices Transformed
  August 24-26, 2010
  Location: Lansing Center, Lansing
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• MI-LIFE Cohort 4
  Professional learning opportunity for over 550 school administrators in Michigan
  August 2010 through March 2011. 
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