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Special Report: Fixing Michigan's Schools
Special Report: Fixing Michigan’s SchoolsA series of editorials, columns and commentaries exploring ideas for improving our state’s schools.Opinion
Vaccines can save childrens’ lives
Vaccines can save childrens’ livesFor kids born between 1994 and 2016, vaccines will prevent an estimated 855,000 deaths in their lifetimesOpinion
Column: Comey’s handling of Clinton shows he’s no hero
Column: Comey’s handling of Clinton shows he’s no heroComey was engaging in the age-old Washington pursuit of self-preservation, Harsanyi saysOpinion
Disdain for the political establishment continues
Disdain for the political establishment continuesMaine will become the first state to implement broad use of a ranked-choice voting system, Shribman writesOpinion
Column: Trump hedging bets on nuke talks
Column: Trump hedging bets on nuke talksAnalysts note that Kim Jong-un hasn’t said there’s an end to his nuke program, only a “willingness” to talk about itOpinion
Column: Don’t legalize internet gambling
Column: Don’t legalize internet gamblingLegalizing online gambling turns all computers into casinos, jeopardizing children, the author writesLetter: Readers on health care, governor’s race
The first test of a candidate’s leadership is establishing ethical and policy positions, a reader writes
Our editorial: Don’t keep leftover opioid medicine
Our editorial: Don’t keep leftover opioid medicineMost patients don’t use all of their prescribed pills, increasing the chances that they will be misusedOpinion
Labor Voices: We need workplace protections
Labor Voices: We need workplace protectionsIt’s important to fight Congress’ efforts to roll back rules that help keep workers safe, UAW president writesOpinion
Column: Students need smaller class sizes
Column: Students need smaller class sizesResearch shows many students experience very large core classes — with 40 or more students, Martin saysOpinion
Letter: Base school funding on an average
Letter: Base school funding on an averageSchool funding is too much a sales pitch when it should be a commitment to satisfaction, a teacher writesOpinion
Column: Education in Michigan must improve
Column: Education in Michigan must improveAll state leaders need to collaborate and implement a multifaceted plan to educate the state’s youth
Opinion: UAW part of anti-Tesla campaign
Opinion: UAW part of anti-Tesla campaignThe union desperately needs a win in the auto industry after high-profile losses in recent years, the author saysOpinion
Column: Kids deserve early chance at success
Column: Kids deserve early chance at successEvery child deserves access to the solid foundation that is early childhood education, the author writesNolan Finley
Finley: Opposition to RTA isn’t rooted in racism
Finley: Opposition to RTA isn’t rooted in racismThe transit authority has done a poor job of making a case for why a second bus system is neededBankole Thompson
Bankole: All white lineup and liberal hypocrisy
Bankole: All white lineup and liberal hypocrisyDemocrats know the white slate that emerged out of the contentious April 15 convention is not reflective of their baseOpinion
Column: Take care over cost in juvenile justice
Column: Take care over cost in juvenile justiceThe harm of treating 17-year-olds as adults in the criminal justice system extends to communities and the state economyOpinion
Column: Fix the teacher pipeline
Column: Fix the teacher pipelineLifting the SAT barrier will encourage more professionals to consider careers in education, Saba writes
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