EGRPS Legislative Committee

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Friday, December 16, 2011

House Votes to Lift Charter Cap, Awaits Governor signature




http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2011/12/michigan_house_approves_charte.html
Posted by EGRPS LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE at 3:13 PM
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Legislative Contacts

Gov. Rick Snyder
Rick.Snyder@michigan.gov
(517) 373-3400



Michigan Senate District 28.
Sen. Mark Jansen

(517) 373-0797
senmjansen@senate.michigan.gov



House District 86 Representative Lisa Posthumus Lyons
MAILING ADDRESS
S-1190 House Office Building
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909

Phone: (517) 373-0846
Toll Free: (855) 596-6786

Email: LisaLyons@house.mi.gov

Our New District Following Redistricting will be District 73 starting in 2013.
Contact Rep. Peter MacGregor who is currently representing District 73

House District 73 Representative Peter MacGregor

Phone: (517) 373-0218
Toll Free: (855) 347-8073

PeterMacGregor@house.mi.gov






































Check These Links Out!

  • Michigan Parents for Schools
  • Friends of Kent County Schools (Grassroots)
  • SOS or Save our Students and Schools
  • The Center for Michigan
  • Michigan League for Human Services
  • Investigative Series on Michigan Radio about School Funding
  • MSU Study and mlive articles affect policy in Lansing
  • Read the MSU study on Consolidation
  • Dave Murray's Opinion about consolidation of 550 school districts
  • Peter Luke's opinion about Lansing incentives to consolidate
  • State Sen. Jansen:State may use money for other uses to prop budget holes
  • mlive-fund balance
  • mlive-custodians
  • EPIC-MRA Education Poll
  • ASCD
  • Citizens Research Council of Michigan
  • Michigan Association of School Administrators Legislative Action Network
  • Public Sector Consultants - Michigan in Brief: K-12 Funding (2002)
  • Michigan Department of Education
  • Education Week
  • Publius, A Project of the Michigan League of Women Voters
  • Standard and Poor’s Schoolmatters.com
  • East Grand Rapids Public Schools

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