State Sen. Aric Nesbitt will host a roundtable discussion this week on the future of education in Michigan.
The event, to be held Thursday in Oakland County, will include representatives from the Michigan State Board of Education, Americans for Prosperity, Northville Public Schools and others, as well as several state legislators.
Nesbitt said Michigan students are performing near the bottom of students nationwide, and it’s time for change. He says he will take DEI out of schools and replace it with ABC.
“Schools should focus on teaching the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic, rather than indoctrination and pushing extremist ideologies,” Nesbitt said. “A number of bills have been introduced, and we need to complete them to ensure that the time is right to empower parents through school choice.”
Nesbitt said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer could take action at any time to give Michigan parents more school choice. While campaigning for governor, Nesbitt said he learned that many parents were frustrated.
“We need to make sure all parents have the choice to decide where they go to school. We need to bring vocational education back to schools and we need to bring shops back to schools.”
Nesbitt argues that girls’ sports should be protected, that there should be more accountability in the classroom and that children should be able to read by third grade. He is pushing for passage of a Republican-sponsored bill aimed at reforming education in Lansing.
