Governor Gretchen Whitmer wrote a letter to the Benton Harbor school board, letting them know that it was up to them to accept the state’s offer, which meant the state would forgive the district’s debts and the district would close its beloved high school.
Excuse me, Governor Whitmer, but why doesn’t the state offer to send support to this impoverished school district, not just forgive its debts. It does not have the tax base to support its schools. Doesn’t the state has a legal obligation to secure equal educational opportunity for every child, regardless of zip code?
Is Governor Whitmer relying on the same education advisors as those who counseled Rick Snyder and John Engler?
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Ah, yes, the “clear benchmarks and accountability” language says it all. Get your test scores up or we will hand over your school to developers. Looks like a nice, juicy piece of waterfront property there in Benton Harbor….
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YES. There is zero possibility of beating this game when the developers are already making offers.
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The “we have to do something argument”. Peter Greene talks about this. You’ve been in an accident and you’re bleeding from your leg. Some guy with a hacksaw shows up and starts trying to cut your arm off. You protest and he says, “well, we have to do something!” That “something” might be exactly the wrong thing to do, but, hey, at least we’re not doing nothing!
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and once they’ve cut one arm off they’ll move to the other under the argument that they are ‘fixing’ their mistake
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Very disappointed in Whitmer.
https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2019/06/14/benton-harbor-schools-closure/1447723001/
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Sad that the big money was with Whitmer. Abdel el Sayed should be governor. https://theintercept.com/2018/08/03/abdul-el-sayed-bernie-sanders-michigan/
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