Michigan's Schools Are In Deep Trouble But There Is Hope To Fix Them With Ron French, Bridge Magazine
Michigan’s schools are in trouble. Although many parents believe their school and their teacher are fine, compared to the rest of the nation the state ranks very poorly. It wasn’t always this way. Over the years, other states like Tennessee and Florida have surpassed Michigan. Fighting between factions has locked progress in Michigan’s schools in place. The status quo – for instance, Michigan is one of only five states in which reading skills declined between 2003 and 2015 – isn’t going t...