There's widespread agreement that Michigan needs to drastically improve education at all levels if the state is to be able to compete successfully in the future. Last year, a new set of tougher high school graduation standards went into effect. But there is still concern over the dropout problem. Mike Flanagan is state superintendent of schools; Michigan Radio's Jack Lessenberry spoke with him yesterday at the Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference
This interview with Mike Flanagan makes me feel better about the state of our state. There's nothing wrong with being a restaurant worker, but there is something wrong with any system that pushes adolescents into a job path by denying them an education. Good to hear that the superintendent of schools is someone who thinks that learning may be a good thing. I had thought all those positions were taken by the "let them eat cake or sell Amway" crowd.
Posted by: Any Salyer | May 30, 2008 at 11:30 PM