document.write("<p><a  href=\"http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/12118-1\"> <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Deadline Extended for School Districts to to Sign-Off on Reform Plan</span></a><br>");
document.write("<span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-color:grey; font-size: x-small;\">Public News Service - January 7, 2010</span><br>");
document.write("<span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: normal;\">Lansing, MI &#8211; Education organizations across Michigan were feeling pressured to sign off on a school reform plan that could bring in 400 million in federal Race To The Top funding. But now an extension on the deadline will ease that pressure. Comments from Doug Pratt, spokesman, Michigan Education Association.</span></p>");
document.write("<p><a  href=\"http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/11779-1\"> <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Cyber-Bullying a Growing Epidemic for MI Kids</span></a><br>");
document.write("<span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-color:grey; font-size: x-small;\">Public News Service - December 14, 2009</span><br>");
document.write("<span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: normal;\">Lansing, MI &#8211; Bullying &#8211; it&#8217;s happening to kids online and on cell phones ... at school and at home.  Kids are being harassed and intimidated in ways that seemed unimaginable just a generation ago. Cyber-bulling is an issue that many educators around the state are dealing with on a daily basis. Comments from Maxine Mosley (MOZE-lee), a middle school counselor who leads regional educational workshops on cyber-bullying.</span></p>");
document.write("<p><a  href=\"http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/11757-1\"> <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Michigan Voters Prioritize Criteria for Education Improvement Plan</span></a><br>");
document.write("<span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-color:grey; font-size: x-small;\">Public News Service - December 11, 2009</span><br>");
document.write("<span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: normal;\">Lansing, MI &#8211; Governor Granholm\'s postponement of additional cuts to education could help the state qualify for federal \"Race To The Top\" school funds, but a new poll offers some insight into what strategies Michigan voters would like to see when it comes to qualifying for that federal money. Comments from pollster Bernie Porn, president, EPIC-MRA.</span></p>");
document.write("<p><a  href=\"http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/11710-1\"> <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Schools Brace for Second Round of Decreased State Funding  </span></a><br>");
document.write("<span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-color:grey; font-size: x-small;\">Public News Service - December 9, 2009</span><br>");
document.write("<span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: normal;\">Lansing, MI - A second round of lower payments to school districts is looming and educators say time is running out for the legislature to mitigate the funding crises facing many schools. Some say the solution lies not in cost cutting, but in generating more revenue and reforming the state tax structure. Comments from Michigan Education Association spokesman Doug Pratt.</span></p>");
document.write("<p><a  href=\"http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/11165-1\"> <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">ACLU: Sex-Segregated MI Classroom Crosses the Line</span></a><br>");
document.write("<span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-color:grey; font-size: x-small;\">Public News Service - November 2, 2009</span><br>");
document.write("<span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: normal;\">Lansing, MI- The ACLU is warning Millside Elementary School in Algonac that it could be in violation of state and federal laws prohibiting sex segregated classes. Comments from Liz Homer, Michigan NOW Education Task Force member.</span></p>");