Coalition Members Visit Lansing
A group of leaders representing the coalition Coming Together for a Better Detroit visited Lansing Tuesday. Rosa Gutierrez testified before the Michigan House K-12 Appropriations Subcommittee along with State Representative Rashida Tlaib against the proposed $2.8 million elimination of bilingual funding from the state budget.
The coalition members also visited State Superintendent Mike Flanagan and Governor Rick Snyder's offices. They delivered letters inviting the officials to meet with the coalition regarding commitments that Robert Bobb, the current Detroit Public Schools Emergency Financial Manager, made on March 22 at a public meeting hosted by Coming Together for a Better Detroit. In June 2011 a new Emergency Financial Manager will be appointed and the coalition is working to ensure that the new Financial Manager follows through with these commitments.
