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Michigan's average teacher salary dropping: 'We'd take stagnation over regression'
 
Michigan's average teacher salary peaked in 2009-10 at just more than $63,000. It has hovered around $62,000 in the years since. The good news is Michigan teacher remain above the national average. The bad news is when factoring inflation, Michigan teacher salaries have dropped 16 percent. We've compiled a database to look of salaries in your district. We also try to understand why this has happened. MORE
Database of teacher salaries
Teacher shortage hits Michigan's schools
 

 
NEWS
 
 
Preliminary hearing for Lou Anna Simon continues this week
 
Michigan State University's Title IX investigator cleared Larry Nassar of a 2014 sexual assault complaint. Nassar went back to work and assaulted dozens of other patients. The 2014 investigation into Nassar was a key part of the second day of a preliminary hearing for former MSU president Lou Anna Simon.  
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Everything we know about the 2014 complaint against Simon
 

 
WEATHER
 
 
Snow, thunderstorms on track for Thursday 
 
Just in case you needed one more snow fix, and even if you didn't, MLive chief meteorologist Mark Torregrossa has a forecast for you! A large-scale storm system is headed our way Thursday. We'll see plenty of precipitation, mostly rain, but the northern reaches of Michigan should see some snow. MORE
Ice cover is disappearing, but water still very cold
 

 
 
SPORTS
 
 
Red Wings down season is over, but future has potential
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The Detroit Red Wings haven't been postseason relevant in years. (They haven't won a playoff series since 2013.) But the team enters the offseason with a solid young core and hopes of a better tomorrow. Those hopes could get a big boost tonight at the NHL Draft Lottery, where the Red Wings have the fourth best chance at landing the No. 1 pick. MORE
Red Wings looking for a bit of luck at NHL Draft Lottery
Holland not retiring
 

 
LIFE
 
 
You can bike, sail, eat and drink wine during this Traverse City-area event
 
What a way to spend a day! Now that we have had some warm days, who hasn't dreamt of spending some time on a bike or in a boat? If you book one of these special trips in the Traverse City area, you can do both, while also taking time to sample food and wine. That sounds like a winning itinerary for sure. MORE
Traverse City's Paddle for Pints announces 2019 dates
 

 
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