Articles tagged: Mackinac Center

MLive: Some information in Mackinac Center superintendent database outdated

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Posted: Feb 22, 2013

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy's new database on school superintendent pay includes some outdated and inaccurate information, according to an MLive report. In a Kalamazoo Gazette article published Friday morning, the Gazette reported Kalamazoo ... Read more »

Database: Ann Arbor Public Schools' Patricia Green is No. 1 highest-salaried superintendent in Michigan

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Posted: Feb 20, 2013

Ann Arbor Public Schools' second-year superintendent, Patricia Green, is the No. 1 highest-salaried superintendent in the state by nearly $33,000, according to a new database released Wednesday. Read more »

opinion/mackinac center: Mackinac Center takes a closer look at study regarding state and local tax incentives

Posted: Dec 05, 2012

The use of state and local tax incentives to businesses is on the minds of publications across the U.S. After a recent story published by the New York Times on the topic, the Mackinac Center ... Read more »

Mackinac Center: Ypsilanti Public Schools among top 10 districts in the state for per-pupil spending

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Posted: Jul 04, 2012

Ypsilanti Public Schools had a deficit of $4.9 million in 2011, but that did not stop the district from spending $14,484 per pupil last year, according to a new analysis. District officials acknowledged Ypsilanti's operating ... Read more »

Opinion: Mackinac Center doesn't value our Great Lakes when it comes to oil drilling

Posted: Jul 04, 2010

The Mackinac Center should be ashamed for even thinking of allowing any kind of drilling in the Great Lakes. Why the Mackinac Center has been pushing back on directional drilling is beyond me. Do they ... Read more »