One of those things that makes the Michigan 72nd state house district so interesting is our commitment to education. We have some great non-public schools like South Christian – my alma mater. And we have four outstanding public school systems.
Everyone knows three of them: Forest Hills Public, Kentwood Public, and of course, Caledonia Public Schools.
But the fourth, Kellogsville, is doing something even more important: it is succeeding in educating the disadvantaged. This year US News and World Report placed it among the top 10 percent of all schools in our nation for its educational leadership.
Think about it: we can see the future every day in the hallways at Forest Hills Central, or Kentwood, but there is another story of excellence underway, just off Division. I’m convinced that the pursuit of excellence and should not stop because you are the wrong color or are poor. The promise is for everyone.
That’s why I won’t stand idly by when Governor Granholm, or any other politician, tries to cut our children’s education while they play political games. I want to make a first class education the standard and not the exception. We’ve done it in here in the 72nd, and I want every Michigan child to have the same opportunity.
