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Students need the exceptional teachers that flexible schools can hire

Shawn Phillip Cooper | October 13, 2026

America 250

What if civility is something we need to study?

Cami Pendell | October 12, 2026

Check out the scoreboard before declaring America a failure

James M. Hohman | October 9, 2026

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Mackinac Center Names Shawn Phillip Cooper Director of Education Policy

October 13, 2026

State Health Dept. Sued Over Forced Unionizing of Michigan Home Caregivers

October 12, 2026

Michigan’s Proposal 2 Would Increase Government Power to Regulate Political Speech

October 8, 2026

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