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Bloomfield Hills and West
Bloomfield.
Gov. Engler's plan calls for
districts spending less than
$4,500 per student to be
brought up to that level. Schools
spending between $4,500 and
$5,500 will be raised to the top
of that scale with an allowed 2
percent growth in the budget.
Schools spending between
$5,500 and $6,500 will be guar-
anteed a base grant of $6,500,
may levy an additional tax for
one year, and cap growth at 1
percent per year. Growth dol-
lars cannot be levied through
mill age.
"We're galvanizing a caste
system here. This is not equi-
table. It's keeping the inequities
in place," Ms. Nathan said.
Birmingham and Bloomfield
Hills schools currently spend
more than $9,000 a year on
each student. Gov . Engler's pro-
posed plan would allow 35 of
Michigan's wealthier districts
one transitional year to ap-
proach residents with a rnillage
or tax vote to pick up the dif-
ference between their founda-
tion grant and current spending
costs.
School choice is also facing
districts with good reputations.
Proposed is a system where
parents could choose their chil-
dren's public school. If children
can cross district lines has yet
to be determined. However,
foundation grant dollars would
follow each child to his or her
chosen school.
Questions range from "who
picks up the slack in the tran-
sition years for a student com-
ing from a
foundation-grant-only school to
one where voters have approved
a millage?" to "who decides the
standard for students, as better
schools will probably receive
more requests than they can ac-
commodate?"
"Right now we cannot man-
date cross-district choice.
Schools can choose to open up
their boundaries, but I don't
think they will," Ms. Nathan
said.
"I don't think choice is the
only way to empower parents."
All of the proposed changes
weigh heavily upon proposed
tax increases — varying in kind
from income to sales to business
to real estate to sin taxes.
In July, Michigan voters said
"no" to Proposal A, which would
have increased the sales tax to
6 percent. Somewhere, revenue
lost from a $6.5 billion proper-
ty tax cut needs to be made up.
"Twenty years ago, the state
made a 50 percent contribution
to education. It has dwindled to
34 percent. That threw off the
formula and districts had to
levy additional millages," Ms.
Nathan said. "This is the cri-
sis — the state reneging on its
commitment to kids." I]
The Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
9th Annual Induction Banquet
Join us as we honor Sparky
Anderson, the recipient of
The Alvin boon Memorial Award,
and this year's inductees: Harry
Eisenstat, the late Ralph
Goldstein, and Albert Silber. The
evening's toastmasters will be
Denny McLain and Eli Zaret of
WJBK-TV2's Eli and Denny Show.
Mark Your Calendar:
Monday,
November 1, 1993
at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek
Bring the kids and shmooze with
Detroit sports stars—past and
present—from the Pistons, Lions,
Red Wings, and Tigers while
roving photographers snap your
picture with your favorite athletes
free of charge.
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Cocktails and Silent Auction
7:30 p.m.
Dinner and Awards Ceremony
Then take part in the silent
auction which includes one of the
only autographed Olympic Dream
Team basketballs.
Tickets
Adults: $100 per person
Pre-bar/bat mitzvah: $50 per person
For ticket information,
call Elayne Wolfson (313) 788-0921.
And, finally, enjoy a delightful
dinner and award ceremony.
Dinner Chairpersons:
Dr. Stuart Kirschenbaum
(former State Boxing Commissioner)
and Madelyn Liss
This year's event promises to be
bigger and better than ever so
call for tickets today!
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