By Waterford Today |
Dec 14, 2023
LANSING, Mich. - Sen. Ruth Johnson, R-Holly, expressed her concerns about the education goals outlined in the Growing Michigan Together Council's report. The report, which addressed the state's stagnant population, failed to address the issue of reading proficiency among Michigan's children.Sen. Johnson highlighted the discrepancy between the well-funded school budget and the low reading scores of fourth-graders in Michigan. She stated, "We passed the best-funded and most equitable school budget in our state's history and yet our fourth-graders are 43rd in reading scores...