It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Barbara Schimmel Stork on Saturday, April 21, 2012 after a brief illness. We take comfort in the assurance of the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as we share this sad news. Barbara faithfully served the MANS organization and its members for over [...]
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MANS LEGISLATIVE ALERT – SHARED TIME – URGENT
October 27, 2011 – 8:15 pm
MANS Administrators: Senate Bill 621 (Hansen R-Hart) passed the Senate the Senate today on a 26-12 vote. Thank you to all who called your Senator and helped make it happen. The process now moves to the House. Please contact House Education Committee Chairman Paul Scott (R-Grand Blanc) at PaulScott@house.mi.gov or (517) 373-1780 and ask for support [...]
MANS LEGISLATIVE ALERT – DUAL ENROLLMENT – URGENT
October 27, 2011 – 8:12 pm
MANS High School Administrators: SBs 622-23 and 709-710 (Emmons, R-Sheridan) passed the Senate today on a 26-12 vote! Thank you to all who made calls to your Senator asking for support for these bills. The process now moves to the House. Please contact Chairman of the House Education Committee, Paul Scott (R-Grand Blanc) at PaulScott@house.mi.gov [...]
MANS & MCC Testify on Mandated Services Reimbursement
September 6, 2011 – 2:42 pm
MIRS Capitol Capsule, Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Private Schools Ask For State Funds Private school advocates asked an informal legislative panel today for state funds to cover the “administrative costs” of meeting state requirements, but public school officials lashed out at the idea of taking money away public schools. Brian BRODERICK, executive director for the [...]
Indiana Vouchers Prompt Thousands to Change Schools
August 30, 2011 – 5:08 pm
By Tom Coyne The Associated Press Students enter Our Lady of Hungary Catholic School for the first day of school, in South Bend, Ind. Indiana’s new voucher program that provides state-funded scholarships to private schools, the nation’s broadest, is proving to be a boon for Roman Catholic schools that nationwide have been struggling against dwindling [...]
School Choice Best for Students
August 29, 2011 – 2:15 pm
GEORGE WILL Castle Rock, Colo. The red stone outcropping that gives this community its name is just a facet of the histrionic geology of Douglas County that sprawls prettily along the front range of the Rockies south of Denver. The county is named, Lord knows why, for Stephen Douglas, who defeated Abraham Lincoln in Illinois’ [...]
Time to Take School Choice in Michigan to the Next Level
August 23, 2011 – 4:01 pm
By Michael Van Beek Gov. Rick Snyder aims to provide students with more learning opportunities by increasing the number of charter schools, expanding the “schools-of-choice” program and providing more access to online courses. While many parents and students will benefit from these reforms, the governor and Legislature shouldn’t settle for just these improvements. They should [...]
Brian Broderick appears on Off the Record to discuss School Choice
August 3, 2011 – 3:25 pm
On July 29, Executive Director of MANS, Brian Broderick, appeared on WKAR’s show, Off the Record, to discuss Michigan school choice. On the show, Brian explained that he would like the state to focus on parental school choice so that parents have the ability to determine which type of school would best fit their child’s [...]
Parents Deserve Choice on Education
June 20, 2011 – 4:47 pm
by Brian D, Broderick, Executive Director of the Michigan Association of Non-public Schools. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s appearance before a joint House and Senate Education Committee hearing today should offer a stark contrast between a state that has embraced parental choice in education and one still grappling with a discriminatory constitutional provision. Florida empowers families [...]
A School of Distinction: St. Michael Catholic School – Livonia
June 16, 2011 – 3:24 pm
In 2008, St. Michael School in Livonia received the MNSAA School of Distinction Award. They continue to be a remarkable and precedent – setting school in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and have done a great job of keeping technology current and integrating it into their curriculum. Their philosophy, “to provide [...]
