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The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today released a comprehensive report entitled "Reclaiming Michigan’s Throwaway Kids: Students Trapped in the School-to-Prison Pipeline," which documents a trend amongst school districts to enforce severe disciplinary policies and practices that push children permanently out of the classroom without regard for the long-term impact. The school-to-prison pipeline refers to the national trend of criminalizing, rather than educating, our children.

Federal aid won't fix all Michigan's budget woes
By TIM MARTIN | Associated Press Writer
2:20 PM CST, January 19, 2009
LANSING, Mich. - An upcoming federal stimulus package is expected to help ease Michigan's state budget crunch.
But state politicians caution against relying too much on the federal plan, saying Michigan officials must make tough decisions to contain government spending regardless of what help may be coming from Washington.
The economic stimulus plan developing in Congress and backed by President-elect Barack Obama could cost $825 billion or more in spending and tax cuts over a two-year period. It's not yet known how much money will come to Michigan in the final package.