The topic in Something to Think About is “Educational Favoritism?” For the second time in six months, Governor Snyder outlined his plan to restructure the Detroit Public School system a week ago.
The purpose is to help improve academic performance and to start paying down the more than half billion dollars in operating debt. The bailout deal for the city of Detroit made sense and has been very successful so far. But what about the public school system? Should the state start paying off the debt and further subsidize the operations of the Detroit Public School System? Isn’t there an emergency manager system already in place to deal with public school problems? What about the other public school systems in Michigan that are also experiencing severe financial problems or may in the future? Is this proposal setting up a precedent for more state intervention across the state? Is this proposal showing a favoritism for one system at the expense of other public schools in the state?
