LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A state lawmaker is handing out a failing grade to the Michigan Board of Education, and she’s backing a resolution to do away with their assignments all together.

Making the grade when it comes to “accountability and results.”

State Representative Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Township) wrote an op-ed where she spells out House Joint Resolution G. It would dissolve the State Board of Education and replace it with a new structure that she says “prioritizes accountability and results.” The resolution is backed by 19 of Bollin’s Republican colleagues.

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Under HJR G, the head of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) would be a direct gubernatorial appointment, subject to the advice and consent of the Michigan Senate, just like every other state department head,” Rep. Bollin wrote. “This would ensure clear accountability — allowing the governor, who is elected by all Michigan voters, to take responsibility for the direction of our education system.”

Michigan Rep. Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Township).

State Board of Education members are elected by voters, too, but Rep. Bollin takes issue with the process. “Its members are elected through partisan statewide campaigns. In fact, candidates must first be nominated by a political party just to appear on the ballot.” Bollin continued, “That means politics are baked into the structure of the board itself.”

Instead, Bollin is proposing that the MDE director be a gubernatorial appointment. That means anyone in that position is “subject to the advice and consent of the Michigan Senate, just like every other state department head.” She said it would also allow more control to be returned to parents and local school boards.

Simplifying the lesson plan.

Less government bureaucracy may be the way to go when it comes to Michigan’s education woes. Student test scores rank among some of the lowest in the country, despite Gov. Gretchen Whitmer creating a second arm of the state’s education board in 2023. With her executive order pen, Whitmer created the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP) to “partner with the MDE and State Board of Education to establish metrics, collaborate with local, regional and state leaders, and develop a plan to strengthen preschool and post-high school learning.”

House Joint Resolution G comes as the State Board of Education prepares to implement new health education standards, which some argue would open the door to age-inappropriate teachings and the LGBTQ agenda.