Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Detroit)
When Governor Snyder raided Michigan’s School Aid Fund to pay for his $1.8 billion tax handout to big business, he heard the message loud and clear from teachers, parents and students that those cuts to Michigan’s public education would have disastrous consequences for the quality of our schools throughout the state. Now that summer break is over and our students have returned to the classroom, those consequences are quickly becoming a reality.
The Senate Democrats have heard stories from parents throughout Michigan about class sizes growing 50% this year, bus services being eliminated and after school programs being cancelled. These are the consequences Governor Snyder chose to ignore and are directly impacting the ability of our students to receive the quality education they will need to compete in the job market of tomorrow.
We will be hosting a series of Town Hall meetings over the next several weeks to give you the opportunity to share your stories with us about the negative changes already taking place as a result of Governor Snyder’s actions and engage in a dialogue about how to improve our K-12 education system. They will take place as followed:
Detroit
Monday, September 26
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Kettering High School
Genesee County
Tuesday, September 27
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Carman Ainsworth Middle School
Kalamazoo
Monday, October 3
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Linden Grove Middle School
Marquette
Friday, October 7
4:30pm-6:00pm
Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum
Westland
Tuesday, October 18
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Dyer Senior Citizen Center
We hope you’ll be able to join us at one of these events and help us tell Governor Snyder that Michigan’s schools and Michigan’s students deserve our support!