Category: Executive Director

MARSP strongly agrees with 2016 Michigan Teacher of the Year, Rick Joseph. Public school pensions are a critical component to quality education. And, additional…

Study confirms House passed DPS bills doomed to fail. Let’s hope the Senate rejects this irresponsible plan and supports quality education for ALL Detroit…

Very interesting to see that 43 Michigan school districts’ credit ratings have been downgraded recently by Moody’s Investors’ Service (Detroit News article Aug. 31,…

Proposal 1: A Dismal Failure or Creating New Opportunities? By now, anyone interested in the outcome of Proposal 1 is well aware of its…

We recently sent out a very short survey asking our members their thoughts on Proposal 1. While MARSP supports the Proposal, we also recognize…

Please click to read my latest opinion article from today’s Lansing State Journal: Let’s see a positive attitude in Legislature….

The Sept. 18 Detroit News editorial, “Teacher pensions still need reforming” included some untruths and misrepresentations that I’d like to clear up. The editorial…

Please click to read my most recent opinion article from today’s Detroit News: Why the teacher pension system exists….

Check out my op-ed that ran in the Detroit Free Press on August 10, 2014 regarding charter schools….

I followed the recent series on Michigan’s Charter Schools in the Detroit Free Press and thought their reporters did an exceptional job researching the issues, both…

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