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Take Action: Michigan

Update: Michigan has passed historic education reform legislation.

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Thank your legislators for passing education reform that saves great teachers and puts students' interests first.

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Key Provisions in Legislation

Save Great Teachers

When teacher layoffs are necessary, the best teachers will stay in the classroom. Layoffs should be based on performance, not on seniority.
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Mutual Consent

Teaching is one of the only professions where employees are commonly "force placed" into positions without their consent or the consent of their managers. Teachers deserve more of a say in where they work. Mutual consent gives them that voice.
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Eliminate Tenure

Job security should not come before the interests of students. 
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Parent Notification

Parents should be informed if their child is assigned to an ineffective teacher.
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Video: Michigan Teachers Putting Students First