On August 23, 2012 it was announced San Juan Diego Academy took first place in the Erhardt Construction Company “Building Our Community” contest. The prize is $50,000 worth of construction work which will help make the San juan Diego Academy school building safe. “Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thank you for your vote. Thank [...]
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Jul
31
2012
ONLY ONE NON PUBLIC SCHOOL GETS CHANCE TO WIN $45,000
WYOMING, MI., JULY 30, 2012—Supporters of non-public schools who want a say in who wins $45,000 in the Erhardt Construction “Building Our Community” contest, have their very own non-public school choice to back. San Juan Diego Academy is the only non- public school finalist on the ballot. MANS members and their affiliates who want to [...]
Jul
17
2012
St. Augustine Cathedral School earns prestigious “School of Distinction” recognition
St. Augustine Cathedral School in Kalamazoo has earned recognition as a School of Distinction by the Michigan Non-Public School Accrediting Association (MNSAA). The elementary school becomes only the eleventh school out of 242 MNSAA accredited schools to earn this recognition since its inception in 2007. To earn “School of Distinction” recognition accredited schools must choose [...]
May
25
2012
LEGISLATIVE SUCCESS! – SHARED TIME AND DUAL ENROLLMENT
Governor Snyder signed into law important revisions to Michigan’s shared time law on May 15, 2012. Non-public schools can now see shared time services from any public school district or charter school within its Intermediate School District (ISD) or in a contiguous ISD. If your school already has an operating shared time program with another [...]
May
07
2012
MANS Mourns Passing of Assistant Director, Barbara Schimmel-Stork
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 [...]
Oct
27
2011
MANS LEGISLATIVE ALERT – SHARED TIME – URGENT
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 [...]
Oct
27
2011
MANS LEGISLATIVE ALERT – DUAL ENROLLMENT – URGENT
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 [...]
Sep
06
2011
MANS & MCC Testify on Mandated Services Reimbursement
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 [...]
Aug
30
2011
Indiana Vouchers Prompt Thousands to Change Schools
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 [...]
Aug
29
2011
School Choice Best for Students
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’ [...]
