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A Detroit News editorial today refers to research by Mackinac Center analysts that show a major part of the large increases in public school funding over the last several decades are due to ever-increasing school employee benefits.
Education Policy Director Mike Van Beek explains that only five states spend more on teacher benefits than Michigan. Van Beek also has compiled a list of the most common school funding myths.
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