When the Michigan Department of Education classified 41 schools in the Detroit Public Schools system as “failing” last month, I braced myself for a thunderous public outcry.
After all, it was only a few weeks ago that a very energized group descended on the Detroit City Council to loudly and angrily express themselves about education in Detroit. Surely these concerned citizens, having just voiced such a strong concern about education, would leap to action to demand that something be done to fix these “failing” schools now.
But that hasn’t happened. The silence, as the old cliché goes, has been deafening.
Why would people who were so passionate and loud so recently remain silent about a report that shows our children are being severely shortchanged? Why would members of the school board who fought to preserve the status quo remain equally silent about such a devastating report?
After all, nothing is as important to our children’s future as education. And nothing is more important to our future as a city than our young people.
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There is apathy in most cities about school funding as states keep cutting their budgets and reduce school revenue. It is “OK” as long as the property owners keep footing the bill with never ending increases. Our schools are in trouble as well as invested city residents. There are alternative ways to fund schools (I have proof) but state legislatures don’t want to act as an “act” for change in a tax code may ruin their political careers. They have no trouble voting themselves healthy raises.
Get as many people as you can and get involved and make your voices heard. If we do nothing – we get nothing. We can complain but we must act on that complaint.