Mich. Senate ready to OK bills in hopes of qualifying for fed aid detnews.com The Detroit News:
"Lansing -- Lawmakers returned from Thanksgiving break Monday, determined to push through K-12 education reforms in time to meet a Jan. 19 deadline to qualify for more than $400 million in federal school funding.
The Legislature typically breaks the third week of December and doesn't return until late January -- meaning lawmakers have just weeks to enact reforms, including fast-track teacher certification, additional charter schools and linking teachers' evaluations with students' test scores.
Following a months-long stalemate between Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Senate Republicans over funding for K-12 and higher education, there are indications lawmakers may come to a rare consensus on federal Race to the Top reforms."
"Lansing -- Lawmakers returned from Thanksgiving break Monday, determined to push through K-12 education reforms in time to meet a Jan. 19 deadline to qualify for more than $400 million in federal school funding.
The Legislature typically breaks the third week of December and doesn't return until late January -- meaning lawmakers have just weeks to enact reforms, including fast-track teacher certification, additional charter schools and linking teachers' evaluations with students' test scores.
Following a months-long stalemate between Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Senate Republicans over funding for K-12 and higher education, there are indications lawmakers may come to a rare consensus on federal Race to the Top reforms."