Source:
Detroit Free PressGov. Rick Snyder to
call for overhaul of
outdated public
school system in
speech Wednesday
BY CHRIS CHRISTOFF
DETROIT FREE PRESS LANSING BUREAU CHIEF
12:16 PM, Apr. 25, 2011|
EAST LANSING – Michigan’s public schools
need to more rigorously measure students'
academic growth, but with fewer state rules
to make that happen, Gov. Rick Snyder
said today.
That means more autonomy for individual
schools and teachers, and a system to
financially reward outstanding teachers who
can mentor others.
Also, state schools superintendent Michael
Flanagan called for a virtual deregulation of
schools, such as eliminating minimum
number of hours or days students must
attend each year.
That’s a change Snyder hinted he’ll include
in his special message on education
Wednesday. He said the state should give
teachers and schools and the state more
flexibility to teach and to lift all students to
higher academic standards.
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