Michigan Votes Forum

Introduced in the House on May 29, 2007

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It sounds like you are trying to take more away from schools.

going to SAVE money. less to spend on. whatever will they do without someone to spend money on.

Interesting. I am aware of many children who have taken college courses while in public school, and one was the most successful dropout of the Sault Ste. Marie Public Schools. Would the skippers still be eligible to participate with those their own age in high school activities (sports, band...)?

This certainly would save school districts varsity sports money. It would save the state money for the MEAP. Would students even have to qualify for this with at least a 2.5 average? What happens to the rest of the students who do not qualify? People who expect their student to receive a sports scholarship would really be disappionted!

This is a far better idea than raising the compulsory school age to 18. Why hold kids back who are bright, eager to learn and able to handle college-level classes? They are ready to enter the workforce (hopefully in Michigan) that much quicker and be contributing members of society.

It sounds great on the surface, but will be interested to read more on it. One of my main reservations is that it seems to discriminate against kids that are not in a public school. Which means anyone who attended a private school, or homeschooled in Michigan would not be eligible for this program. I can certainly understand why we would want to make sure that the program is eligible only for Michigan students, but why discriminate against students that have already saved the state money by attending a private school or homeschool? Minimum edcuation performance and residency should be the only requirements.

Recall jenny

Way to go voters of Michigan

Englers fault??????

this grant is avaialbable to any student who is "enrolled" in a school district. Sounds like a student could "enroll" in his local district in May and become eligible for the fall semster...

IIt all sounds good to allow high school students to attend college after a 2-year requirement fulfillment. It would be an opportunity of a lifetime to be able to finish two years of college before the age of 18. Has anyone thought of the safeguards that need to be put into place in order for a 16 year old to be in a college-like environment? Let alone become successful without the support of counselors, mentors, and welcomed parent involvement. This piece of legislation sounds good on paper, but does not allow for some real world thought. This is a huge problem with our decision-makers here in Michigan and in Washington D.C.: they do not think beyond the process of creating laws that make them look intelligent. There is the 'human factor' that they forget to remember. It is unfortunate that the human factor does not rise up in mass to help fashion what is needed. Why no tackle the root of the problem? Reform how we hire and retain teachers. Authentically evaluate what happens in the classroom. Standardize the curriculum for all students. Teach students in a non-traditional fashion. Eliminate the teacher in the front of the classroom model and teach today’s student with current technology. Allow creativity. Abolish the ‘my classroom’ atmosphere for a more inclusive educational arena. Then and only then can we change the way we educate our children. Since the problem to too tough to handle, we are left with legislators who propose potential solutions that make them sound like they understand. How long will we allow them to continue to hold our children hostage?

That is the great thing about Jenny, she wants to have the most highly educated students. Then the higher education students end up moving out of state to find jobs or better paying jobs. I did that back in 1998 and only moved back in 2004 because of family. It wasn't because of the great job market. I grateful that I have a job that covers from Chicago to Pittsburg in sales. My wife is a local physician. Oh that's right education and healthcare are this states strong assets. Problem, who are we taking care of? The elders move south, we are left with high burden people (welfare, low income, etc;) they don't pay the taxes. This state will only recover once Jenny leaves the block and takes her social agenda back to Canada. Jack we need to become a right to work state. The unions are to strong. Taxes are too high! What I pay in taxes should provide us a community like that of Naperville, IL or Barrington Hills. Ranked in the top 5 places to leave in America. Instead we have goverment fat and waste. Part-time Legislature is needed and we need to move to a County Seat like that of Indiana. We only need one Public School Admin for the entire county. Not Gull Lake, Galesburg, Portage, Kalamazoo, etc; too many chiefs. Simplify, the tax payers in this state need to wake up and quit being selfish. The entire Portage school milage was a joke. Portage only needs one school, but the parents and students didn't want to lose their identity. This is what I mean by wasteful spending. I'm tired and Jack you need to run for govenor.

Please forward to Jenny