Dearborn Schools Supt. Urges Parent Action Against Education Reforms
A letter to the Dearborn community from Supt. Brian Whiston asks parents to consider speaking to legislators about their concerns with House Bill 6004 and Senate Bill 1358.
Key Communicators: Does this sound like a school district that needs to be overhauled, reformed, and taken-over by a state controlled board? I don’t think so, but obviously some legislators in Lansing do. If two bills, HB 6004 and SB 1358, currently sitting before lawmakers in Lansing are passed in the next few weeks school districts in the state could face drastic change that will have a devastating impact on our schools. More: What do you need to know about proposed Michigan education reforms? More: Dearborn Board of Education responds to reforms These bills shift control away from local school board trustees that we elect and give a great deal of power to a single statewide school district known as the Education Achievement Authority …
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Maureen Pawelek
11:19 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
These bills are about nothing more than for-profit education companies putting money into the campaign coffers of Republican politicians. As usual, our children pay the price. It's shameful and sickening. When will the people of Michigan wrest control of our state from those whose only goals are to control our bodies, take away our right to organize, and give tax breaks to the wealthy while … more ›