This year will be term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's final one, and I don't expect history to be kind when looking back on her tenure. She will leave behind broken promises, appalling scandals and failed policies. It's more difficult for hardworking families to make it in Michigan than when she first took office.
If the Granholm administration is remembered as Michigan's "Lost Decade," Whitmer's reign is sure to go down as a "Decade of Disaster." Our economy is among the worst in the nation, our roads are still terrible, and our kids are learning DEI instead of their ABCs.
Michigan ranks among the bottom 10 states in almost every meaningful metric, and the damage caused to our children's education will take years to overcome.
The numbers are hard to fathom for a state that was once a national model for public education.
A vast majority of students -- 63% of fourth graders and 76% of eighth graders -- are not proficient in math, and nearly 30% of students are chronically absent.
But the most troubling downward spiral under Whitmer's watch is Michigan's reading scores. Reading is the foundation for educational success, yet three out of every five third- and fourth-graders in...
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