Michigan State Superintendent Michael Rice defended his record when testifying before a House committee, saying, "From my vantage point...we are improving public education in the state." Over his term, education spending is way up but student absenteeism has skyrocketed while test scores have plummeted.

“Graduation rates are up.” That’s only because they have eased the requirements, which is about the only thing they can do to help with the numbers. ”Decline in chronic absenteeism was the greatest in the country.” LMAO. Insert perfect quote here: there are lies, damn lies, and statistics. All of this reminds me of the recent data released on the number of murders in Detroit being at a multi-decade low, all the while, the population for the City of Detroit reached a 70 year low, just two years prior.

Imagine speaking out for your kids’ safety & being smeared as a “racist,” falsely charged, & denied justice. This is Kristen Fry’s reality after questioning her school board. She’s a mom, not a politician. Help her fight back—sign the petition & protect free speech.

This guy is either a liar or totally lost.

That decline might be associated with this. 👇🏼

This guy is a typical partisan, bureaucratic hack. Do better Michigan!

Get rid of Michael Rice, clearly he’s the WRONG guy for the job.

How do citizens replace the head superintendent?

I am tired of hearing about the excuses of the pandemic. When are we going move forward and do better teaching children. And quit using excuses of social & emotional learning. I realize it could be a factor but…We need to get back to basics.

This is awful.

@jethomas58 Clown!!!!! Michigan education is a JOKE and the numbers prove it.

Obviously, they have redefined what success means. To them, spending increases and administrative bloated is part of their success calculation.