Does Lansing really want to improve public education, or do they have other motives?
Governor Snyder and our legislators are engaged in another round of reform measures for public education. While inspecting these set of bills closely, one would wonder if their interests are genuinely intent on improving public education or if there are other ulterior interests and motives involved. Let’s take a close look at some of this new legislation.
Lifting the cap on Charter Schools — While touting the need to have fewer school districts in Michigan to save on operational dollars, the Governor is promoting more charter schools. These additional “little school districts”, that do not need to comply with regulations and guidelines as K-12 public schools, will drain dollars from an already depleted School Aid Fund. I would encourage the