Mike Duggan's pitch for Michigan schools: Fix reading, fire failing principals

Duggan proposes $4.5B school funding plan, says failing principals should be fired • Michigan Advance

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan delivers a keynote address during the second day of the Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Mich., on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance)MACKINAC ISLAND – Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says he would propose investing $4.5 billion in Michigan’s schools if elected governor. But he warned that investment would come with “punishment” for school administrators who fail to show prog…

Mike Duggan's pitch for Michigan schools: Fix reading, fire failing principals

The Detroit mayor and 2026 independent gubernatorial candidate says ‘partisan turmoil’ is holding back Michigan and failing school children across the state.

Mike Duggan proposes $4.5B investment in Michigan schools

MACKINAC ISLAND – Detroit mayor and 2026 independent gubernatorial candidate Mike Duggan proposed a $4.5 billion investment in Michigan schools and “punishment” for principals who fail to show progress toward education outcomes at the Mackinac Policy Conference.  Duggan, who traditionally gives a keynote address at the annual conference on Mackinac Island, argued “partisan turmoil” is at the root of Michigan’s problems while outlining his ambiti…