iIssue Position: Education - Local Control

Issue Position

We have quality schools in Muskegon County. Every week at Rotary Club we hear from students from schools across the county, and all the rotarians walk away knowing that our students can compete with anyone in the country academically when inspired to do so.

When we provide our teachers and administrators the flexibility they need to educate and motivate our children, the kids will have a better opportunity to succeed. We need to step back from the mentality of Lansing and Washington bureaucrats know what is best for our kids, and give the decision making power back to our local school districts. Then, as parents and community stakeholders, we hold the schools accountable.

We need to give the teachers and administrators who know each child by name the power to make decisions for what is best for the child and our communities. Each student is different, they learn their own way, come from different life experiences and have different visions about their future. Let's get professional educators in our schools, provide them the room to be successful, and recognize that quality education is a community effort and not just an issue for current parents.

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