Coalition says Michigan should back off education 'experimenting' and advance policies with proven track record

Tim Martin:

A coalition including education groups and others is working to organize opposition to a series of school reforms pushed by Gov. Rick Snyder and some Republicans in the Michigan Legislature.

The coalition - called Michigan for Quality Schools - said Monday the state should step back from the proposed changes and instead study and implement what it calls proven, successful education policies adopted by top-performing states.

Meanwhile, supporters of one of the Snyder-backed programs - the Education Achievement Authority - also appeared at the Capitol on Monday to speak in favor of the new district. The EAA - in its first year of operation and limited to 15 schools in Detroit - could be put into state law and expanded into other parts of the state through bills pending in the state Legislature.

The EAA issue could be voted on by the Legislature within the next couple of weeks. The key bills are House Bill 6004 and Senate Bill 1358. Other school choice and finance reforms likely won't be taken up until 2013, but the pace of change is troubling much of the education community.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 6, 2012 1:42 AM
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