Voters in the State of Michigan reformed K-12 school financing significantly in 1994. The reform largely removed local government from playing a role in the determination of school finance and lodged this authority mainly with state government. In this article we examine the long-term impacts of the reform legislation. We find that although the…

At Grand Valley State Colleges an early retirement program for faculty was proposed as a contingency plan for potential enrollment shifts or declines. In this analysis, as a preliminary to the institution of such a program, a number of questions are considered in detail: potential benefits; principles on which the institution should base the plan;…

A policies and procedures manual for all administrators in the multicampus Macomb County Community College district, with the exception of the highest executive officers at the district level, and for all administrators at the campus level, including the dean of the campus, i.e., president, is provided. Following a preamble, the articles of the…

This paper presents the Michigan edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's 2008 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook". The 2008 "Yearbook" focuses on how state policies impact the retention of effective new teachers. This policy evaluation is broken down into three areas that encompass 15 goals. Broadly, these goals…

The results of a Michigan survey show that a wide range of salary, staffing, and support conditions exist in various school financial aid offices within the state. The data can be used as a backdrop against which individual campus aid administrators can assess the strengths and weaknesses of their own operations. (Author/LBH)

For five years running, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has tracked states' teacher policies, preparing a detailed and thorough compendium of teacher policy in the United States on topics related to teacher preparation, licensure, evaluation, career advancement, tenure, compensation, pensions and dismissal. The "2011 State…

The information in this report was compiled from verifiable minority statistics provided by several four-year institutions. The minorities were all nonwhite students; no attempt was made to disaggregate the minority data into identifiable groups because of the small number of respondents (N=607 out of a total of 2,074). Minority graduates could be…

This study was conducted to determine the status of Library Technical Assistants (LTAs) in Michigan Public Schools during 1975-76. LTAs and their supervisors responded to questionnaires on the following areas investigated: (1) contract benefits; (2) LTA work--tasks, advantages and disadvantages of position, appraisal by LTAs of their training and…

The organization and use of computerized management information systems at the Oakland Schools intermediate school district in Michigan is utilized by 24 local school districts. The use of remote terminals provides access for the development of ongoing personnel programs. Emphasis is given to four major computer subsystems that directly involve…

This report reviews the situation public school districts encountered in recruiting teachers for the 1999-2000 school year. Data come from staffing surveys completed by administrators within 216 public school districts. Level of difficulty in finding teachers depended on type of teacher being sought. Elementary, social sciences, and language arts…

The goals of the Working Conditions Project were to collect information about child care center staff members and administration in Washtenaw County, Michigan; to identify sources of job satisfaction; and to report administrative practices associated with high commitment to a center by its staff. Results showed that more than 75 percent of the…

The purpose of this study was to compare the background and career expectations and aspirations of men and women in public school administrative roles. The study reported differences in factors that affect movement through the professional ranks, such as perceived constraints on career progress and salaries. A total of 327 Michigan elementary and…

School district and teacher characteristics were identified that differentiate teachers who return to the districts they left from those who return to other public school districts in Michigan. Teachers were more likely to return if their original districts had higher beginning teacher salaries and higher per-pupil expenditures. (SLD)

This Michigan edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) 2009 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the third annual look at state policies impacting the teaching profession. It is hoped that this report will help focus attention on areas where state policymakers can make changes that will have a positive impact on…

This study dealt with the participation of the public school districts of Michigan in the conduct of adult education programs, and with changes since the discontinuation of state financial aid to these programs in 1959. Data were drawn from the records of operation of participating school districts and from questionnaire responses by…