Lansing fiddles while Michigan's public schools go to hell
Summer's over ‒ and with the kids back in school, it's a good time to take a look at how Michigan schools are doing.
The news isn’t great. We're farther behind other states than we were 20 years ago. And yet the need for a competitive, educated workforce is much, much greater than in the past.
This isn’t just an inner-city problem. A close look at the data shows that our shockingly bad school performance is widespread, affecting kids rich and poor, minority and white, urban and rural. And this should infuriate all Michigan residents.
The numbers tell the tale:
Since 2003, Michigan has been only one of five states showing early literacy achievement declining; West Virginia is the only one showing a bigger drop.
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