The author would like to acknowledge the following
people for their assistance with this project:
- Glenda Rader, assistant director, Michigan
Department of Education
- Michael Williamson, former deputy superintendent
for the Michigan Department of Education
- Frank Johnson, statistician, National Center for
Education Statistics
- Adam Schaeffer, Policy Analyst, Cato Institute
- James Guthrie, Senior Fellow and Director of
Education Policy Studies, George W. Bush Institute
- Hannah Mead, assistant editor, Mackinac Center
- Jonathan VanDerhoof, Mackinac Center
- Elizabeth Tara Ryan, Mackinac Center
- Jarrett Dieterle, Mackinac Center
Although these individuals helped tremendously with
this study, any errors in the report are the responsibility of the author
alone.