"...Proposed changes to Michigan social studies standards ‒ which remove or downplay volatile U.S. social issues and cut “democratic” from “core democratic values” ‒ are running into opposition on the State Board of Education.
The eight-member board must approve the controversial revisions for them to impact what’s taught in Michigan public school classrooms.
The four Democrats on the elected board would vote in a block to oppose proposed changes to the standards, according to two board members who spoke to Bridge Wednesday.
If that happens, even if the four Republican members voted for the conservative-inspired revisions, the 4-4 tie would not be enough to approve the standards.- ...First person: Michigan Sen. Patrick Colbeck: ‘There is a culture war going on’
- ...First person: Michigan Sen. David Knezek: Social studies changes are ‘mind-numbing’..."
In dueling speeches on the Michigan Senate floor Tuesday night, state Sen. David Knezek, D-Dearborn Heights, and state Sen. Patrick Colbeck, R-Canton Twp., debated controversial changes in a draft of new social studies standards in Michigan classrooms.
This is a transcript of Knezek’s speech. (A transcript of Colbeck’s responsecan be found here.)
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