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Voters Not Politicians Files Motion to Intervene in Response to Republican Lawsuit Designed to Undermine the Will of the People of Michigan
Monday , 12, August 2019 Elections Leave a commentRepublicans made another last-ditch effort to override the will of Michigan voters on July 30, 2019, when they filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission based on the claim the law infringed on their 1st and 14th constitutional rights. On Monday, August 13, 2019, Voters Not Politicians, the non-profit organization […]
A Former National Heritage Academies Teacher Speaks About How Happy She Is Working For A Real Public School
Monday , 21, September 2015 Section 16 3 CommentsA Former National Heritage Academy teacher left a comment on this blog that must be shared. They know first-hand that for-profit charter schools are failing our children. I once worked for this company for three years in Ohio as a teacher and couldn’t be happier to be back in a public school that is getting […]
J.C. Huizenga Crows About The Success of National Heritage Academies Fleecing Michigan Taxpayers
Tuesday , 15, September 2015 Religious Fundamentalism, Section 16 6 CommentsJ. C. Huizenga recently commented on the 20-year history of his for-profit charter school chain, National Heritage Academies, in an MLive.com article. He claimed their success came from superior academics and being financially strong. There’s so much more to National Heritage Academies, how they started, how they really make their money to be financially strong, […]