a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:775:"<span style="font-size: larger;">We all know how poorly students have been performing in Michigan and around the country even though we spend more per pupil than any other nation in the world.</span><br />
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The GOP presidential candidates feel there needs to be drastic changes in our approach to education if we want to be competitive in the global economy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">For an article on their positions click on the following story link:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/02/michigan_primary_issues_where_3.html"><span style="font-size: larger;">http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/02/michigan_primary_issues_where_3.html</span></a><br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}s:17:"field_story_image";a:1:{i:0;a:10:{s:3:"fid";s:4:"2184";s:4:"list";s:1:"1";s:4:"data";a:3:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"alt";s:0:"";s:5:"title";s:0:"";}s:3:"uid";s:1:"1";s:8:"filename";s:15:"school_room.jpg";s:8:"filepath";s:42:"sites/default/files/images/school_room.jpg";s:8:"filemime";s:10:"image/jpeg";s:8:"filesize";s:5:"73767";s:6:"status";s:1:"1";s:9:"timestamp";s:10:"1329918492";}}s:12:"field_weight";a:1:{i:0;a:1:{s:5:"value";N;}}}