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Friday, January 29, 2010

Leadership Next advocates for education

Before the holidays, a group of Leadership Next members and United Way staff traveled to Lansing to advocate for the education reform proposals championed by Leadership Next. The legislation and language that we advocated for was part of the Race to the Top reform package proposed by the Michigan Legislature in order to compete for a portion of the federal Race to the Top grant.

The legislation we advocated for includes mandates that allow the state to take over failing schools and language supporting alternative teacher certification.

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