Politics & Government
Dearborn League of Women Voters Host School Funding Forum
State leaders will discuss the impact of funding cuts to Dearborn Public Schools during a presentation on Sept. 26.
The Dearborn/Dearborn Heights League of Women Voters will host a public forum titled "What's Changing in School Funding" on Thursday, Sept. 26.
The forum will take place at 7 p.m. at the Dearborn Public Schools Administrative Service Center, 18700 Audette St.
The program begins at 7:05 p.m. with a presentation by Kathleen Straus, a member of the Michigan Board of Education, along with Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Brian Whiston and Craig Thiel, a member of the Citizens Research Council.
At 7:45 p.m., state Sen. Morris Hood III, Rep. George Darany and Rep. David Knezek will talk about what the state Legislature is doing to address school funding.
For more information, visit www.lwvddh.org. The forum will be broadcast on Channel 19 for Comcast customers in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights; and Channel 15 for WOW customers.
All Dearborn Public Schools programming is also streamed online at dearbornschools.org.
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