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  1. Yes, the Republicans actually passed a “savings” bill today that will cost the state over a billion dollars. goo.gl/maBza 6:26 PM May 17th via HootSuite
  2. Gov. & staff have been touting lower unemployment rate, fail to mention that decrease mostly due to people giving up. senatedems.com/news/article/s… 2:01 PM May 16th via web
  3. Evan Montague with LCC weighs in on the importance of an affordable college education and an educated workforce. mlive.com/education/inde… 11:19 AM May 15th via web
  4. RT @darthknoth: Here's to 9-yr-old Tigers fan #RyanKennedy. Please retweet, it's his goal to trend on Twitter. He's fighting brain cancer. 11:09 AM May 9th via HootSuite
  5. Josh Roesher, a college student, is talking about passing up academic opportunities to pay for his college education. 10:48 AM May 2nd via web
  6. @ChadLivengood - You should be able to connect to SWN, that won't block you from Facebook or Twitter! 10:44 AM May 2nd via web in reply to ChadLivengood
  7. Doug & Connor Pearsol are now testifying about the cost of a college education. Connor wants to attend UofM in the fall. 10:38 AM May 2nd via web
  8. Pamela Kreiner & Audry Gerber are now testifying. Audry is a student at Haslett Middle School. 10:26 AM May 2nd via web
  9. "Parents, staff and students are more engaged in students' education. Volunteering in public schools has sky rocketed as well." -Bob Jorth 10:20 AM May 2nd via web
  10. "One of the things the promise does is attract businesses looking for an educated workforce." - Bob Jorth 10:15 AM May 2nd via web
  11. "The population of Kalamazoo has stabilized since the promise has been announced." - Bob Jorth 10:13 AM May 2nd via web
  12. "In the first six years of the Kalamazoo Promise, 95% of students who have graduated from our two main high schools have attended college." 10:09 AM May 2nd via web
  13. Bob Jorth, Executive Administrator of the Kalamazoo Promise is now speaking. 10:06 AM May 2nd via web
  14. As a reminder, you can watch this committee meeting live at senatedems.com 10:02 AM May 2nd via web
  15. "College attainment is the most powerful predictor of per capita income." - Lou Glazer 9:49 AM May 2nd via web
  16. "Turns out that college attainment is not only driving individual income, but also those who do not have a college degree." - Lou Glazer 9:47 AM May 2nd via web
  17. "In 2010, our per capita income was the lowest Michigan's been since they started keeping track." - Lou Glazer 9:46 AM May 2nd via web
  18. Lou Glazer, president of Michigan Future, Inc. is now speaking. 9:44 AM May 2nd via web
  19. Sen. Whitmer noted that each member in Senate Finance Committee has a student in their district that entered the #mi2020 Competition. 9:43 AM May 2nd via web
  20. "We don't want to be the legislature that turned it's back on individuals. I hope we can say that we...invested in the people of Michigan." 9:43 AM May 2nd via web