SGLF Releases New Ad Exposing Lansing Liberals’ Harmful School Lockdowns
Washington D.C.— The State Government Leadership Foundation (SGLF), the policy partner of the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), today released an ad exposing how liberal policies kept Michigan children out of the classroom for far too long and the price these children are paying for these unnecessary lockdowns now. The 30 second ad makes a call to action for Michiganders to support the MI Brighter Future Plan, a proposal introduced by conservatives to get Michigan children back on track and address learning loss.
The five-figure campaign will run on digital platforms in 17 counties across Michigan and is the second paid ad campaignSGLF has released in the Wolverine state this year.
“When the world shutdown, Lansing Liberals kept our kids out of the classroom for far too long. As a result, Michigan children are now forced to overcome significant amounts of learning loss as a result from these lockdowns,” said SGLF Spokesperson Mason Di Palma. “While Michigan continues to rank towards the bottom in education, conservatives are determined to reverse this trend by introducing the MI Brighter Future Plan. If Lansing Liberals choose to kill this proposal, it will confirm just how little they care about helping create a brighter future for Michigan children.”
Watch “Brighter Future” HERE.
TRANSCRIPT
NEWS ANCHOR: “A stay at home order set to go into effect at midnight.”
ANCHOR: “Now to the big question about canceling school.”
BACKGROUND
According to reporting by Chalkbeat Detroit, “in fall 2020, Michigan students were in the 42nd percentile of national norms in math, meaning 58% of students nationwide performed better. Michigan students fell to the 39th percentile in math by spring 2021. In spring 2023, they returned to the 42nd percentile.”
“In reading, students in the state fell from the 51st percentile in fall 2020 to the 45th percentile in spring 2021. Results in reading have not moved substantially since then.”
Earlier this month, Senate Republicans introduced the MI Brighter Future plan, which not only focuses on improving childhood learning, but gives students and teachers in K-12 schools the support they need
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