<div><span style="font-size: larger; ">Democrats are constantly crying about how the mean republicans are short changing Michigan&rsquo;s children.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: larger; ">They talk about reduced funding and how hard up the teachers are.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: larger; ">The truth is that funding for education has consistently exceeded the rate of inflation when other areas of government have suffered.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: larger; ">With Michigan&rsquo;s schools doing so poorly it&rsquo;s time to look at our whole educational system and make some real changes that are in the best interest of our children.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: larger; ">For an article on the funding levels over the years click on the following story link:</span></div>
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