House Bill 5722, introduced by State Representative Gary Eisen of St. Clair Township and co-sponsored by State Representative Andrew Beeler of Port Huron and other Republican lawmakers requires school districts to make public the entire year’s worth of curricular and extra-curricular offerings by the first day of school or lose 5% of state funding.
Cathy Murray, President of the Port Huron Education Association said, “A bill asking for every ‘textbook, literature, research project, writing assignment, and field trip’ prior to the beginning of the school year does not lend itself to a good educational practice.“
Murray explained, “On many occasions, depending on the class, educators have had to change gears or pull something additional into the curriculum to help students learn more effectively.”
Murray said, “If these legislators truly cared about the education of our students, they would stop trying to push through legislation that undermines educators as professionals and they would let us teach.”
The legislation has been referred to the House Education Committee. Similar bills have been introduced nationwide.
A link to HB 5722 can be found below.
Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland
