LANSING (WKZO-AM) — The Michigan House has approved a package of bills to erase the financial crisis in Detroit Schools, but it differs from the $715 million plan proposed by the Gov. Rick Snyder, approved by the state Senate and supported by House Democrats.
House Democrats voted against it because it contained new restrictions on teachers unions and failed to put controls on charter schools, Rep. Jon Hoadley, D-Kalamazoo, said on Thursday.
Hoadley said it seemed as though the Republican majority was more interested in punishing teachers than helping children.
He said its bad public policy. The House version was passed at about 4:30 a.m. Thursday because the Republican leadership was having a hard time finding the votes to pass it, Hoadley said.
The legislation now heads to conference committee, where Hoadley hopes a better bill will emerge.
