For 48th District Judge...
* Diane D'Agostini
Strength on the Bench
Dr. David Kagan, director of
Bais Chaya Mushka Girls High
School in Oak Park, joined
Rabbi Goldberg in supporting
the proposal.
"To the best of my under-
standinc, b he said, "studies have
shown this [proposal] would
immensely help private education
but would not have a significant
effect on public education. And
the slight effect it would have on
public education would be to give
the public schools an incentive to
improve their product."
Dismantling The Wall?
Voucher Meetings
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m.
`Judges should be held to
a high standard...
Diane D'Agostini embodies
truth, integrity and civility."
Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills.
Noted Catholic historian Garry Wills
discusses the historical flaws in the
voucher proposal. The evening also
includes presentations by Rabbi
Sherwin Wine and Rev. Harry Cook,
Episcopal priest and former journalist,
and a discussion of the issue with Metro
Times columnist Jack Lessenberry.
Followed by viewing of the Gore-Bush
presidential debate.
Sponsored by Clergy and Citizens
United.
Howard Wallach is co-chair of
Monday; Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m.
the Michigan Coalition Against
Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills.
Vouchers, made up of 18 local
Presenters will be Dr. Seymour
Jewish organizations.
Gretchko, superintendent, West
Wallach argued that a competi
Bloomfield Schools; David Gad-Harf,
rive market in business can't be
executive director, Jewish Community
fairly applied to public schools
Council of Metropolitan Detroit and
when private and parochial
West Bloomfield Schools board mem-
schools can discriminate as far as
ber; Wendy Wagenheim, legislative
religion, special needs, transporta-
director, American Civil Liberties
tion, grade-point average and a
Union; Dr. Mark Smiley, headmaster,
host of other factors. ,,
Hilld Day School of Metropolitan
In addition, Wallach, a lawyer,
Detroit; Shirley Stancato, president,
cautioned against dismantling the
New Detroit Inc.
wall between church and state guar-
Sponsored by Jewish Coalition Against
anteed by the First Amendment to
Vouchers.
the U.S. Constitution
"One of the reasons we as Jews
are free to practice our religion in
the current Proposal 1, he said the
the manner we choose is because of the
Jewish community could have avoided
insight our founders had and the impor-
the current split on the voucher issue.
tance with which our courts have treated
"If the Jewish community had
the First Amendment," he said.
already endowed the day schools, I do
Florence Herrmann, public affairs
not believe this issue would be as
vice president for the National Council
pressing to some segments of the day-
of Jewish Women, Greater Detroit
school community, he said.
Section, said her concerns about
Michigan's voucher proposal
include the issue of separation of
church and state and the dilution
of public education.
"Public education is for all chil-
dren, to give them a way to do bet-
ter in their lives," said Herrmann,
School District Percent Of Graduates,
who is also the organization's vice
1998-1999
president for state public affairs.
Mackinaw
City
54.4
She is especially concerned
Coleman
52.3
about the treatment of special-
Holton
54.3
education students if the proposal
Vanderbilt
60.6
is approved. She said these stu-
Buena Vista
51.8
dents would be rejected or under-
Detroit
46.0
served by private schools, and
Inkster
20.5
what services they now receive in
public schools would be sharply
curtailed by budget cuts.
Source: Michigan Department of
Although Hillel's Smiley opposes
Education
-Chief Judge Kimberly Small-
48th District Court
Diane D'Agostini
Chief Judge Kimberly Small endorses
Diane D'Agostini for 48th District Judge.
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Neil S. Rockind
Elias J. Escobedo, Jr.
Neil H. Fink
Harold Goodstein
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