Sample Letters

Muskegon Area Intermediate School District sent this letter to The Muskegon Chronicle. It makes public their support of the SOS Policy Statement. The letter is signed by thirteen superintendents from the area.
Letter to the Editor - Muskegon Area Intermediate School District

Marsha Wells of Portage Public Schools and Eric VerHey, president of the Portage Education Association, wrote this op-ed piece published January 6th, 2010, highlighting some problems with the current state model for funding schools.
Marsha Wells and Eric VerHey's op-ed

This is a sample letter from the Farmington Board of Education President to Michigan's Legislators expressing his disappointment in the lack of responsibility to resolve the recent funding crisis for public schools.
Frank Reid's Letter

This is a sample letter from the Saginaw Intermediate School District Board President to people in her community urging them to contact our state leaders by phone and ask for a bipartisan action to address immediate and long-term funding for schools.
Ruth Coppens Letter

Here is a sample letter from the an Oakland County parent and concerned citizen to Michigan's State Representatives about school aid funding and the current education budget crisis.
F. Glen Islami Letter

Recent school budget cuts of approximately $3.8 million have prompted a group of West Bloomfield parents and school personnel to organize a grassroots fundraising campaign called "Save our Schools." For more of this story, click on the URL: The Oakland Press Save Our Schools Article