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now thas boon mary yeas since we las spoke. | am curry a eachr at Elson Elementary ht down the sreet on Grand Fes |am also a graduate
stent hore at Oakland Urivray, majong Eaeatonal Leadership Lam emaing you because wear secing advocacy eters a eur cal sate, an nator
reprocntatves of edueaton. I weld ho to issue Prepoeal A and he fects hat thas had on unng cur choo eytoms since th a wa peo 1093.
Proposal A was pasted wih good ntenons. had a purpose 1 reduce propery taxes, prove school urd equity, implement reforms to imgrove quay ot
‘2cuceton, ad redone sate anc cal governmontrlatons, Proposal A was intanded to nereaso oquty amongst al of our chide hao in Michigan but this has nt beon
tha cae for everjone. Between rl suburban. and ben det, somes have Deneftad more han tars unde Proposal A
“Recording to Arsen end Plan, the amount! mena hat he state locates to each al scnco| cect depends on wo main etrs he value ot he eri per
up oundation atowance andthe number of ppl enol inthe dst sehaols
ural trte have boon beter cf because per pul oundaton alowancs have creased dramatialy ove te yar, However, they xperianca huge
‘ereolimntcecnes which verwhoins he por pup eundaton alowances. Sububan css are beter of, Because ey have a consistent erase n student
‘relent Which compensates sow gfowh in the per pup ourdatonalowancs. uli some dsc, ie Wes! Boome, ey have Been icky enough where bath
nav increased tgriteany.
‘Urban diters, ee Det, have oxpoanced hardships under Proposal A. Wh sow growth in or pe pe foundation alowance, wo hve als had a masse