A2: Education

The Center for Michigan’s Bridge magazine publishes an op-ed co-authored by Glenn Nelson, a trustee of the Ann Arbor Public Schools board, and Brit Satchwell, president of the Ann Arbor Education Association. They argue that Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed budget “strikes a new low in the priority given to public K-12 education. The consequences for our children are devastating.” In a counterpoint essay, Snyder contends that he and the legislative majority “made the tough, but necessary, decision to ‘rebase’ the [K-12] foundation allowance in the current-year budget. This move was critical in getting the budget back in structural balance.” [Source]