Dear Michiganders,

My name is Dwain C. Reynolds III and I am running for Michigan’s State Board of Education as a Socialist candidate in order to provide an alternative to our states deteriorating educational system. I grew up in the small town of Middleville, MI where I attended the Thornapple Kellogg school district. Currently I am working as a child care teacher and Site Coordinator for school age children and attending classes in order to obtain my degree in Secondary Education Group Social Studies and a minor in U.S. History. I have decided to run for Michigan’s State Board of Education because I am currently in the Michigan educational system and see the problems that occur.

Since childhood we have been told about the “American Dream” in which everyone can become anything they can imagine. What they didn’t tell us is that most will not be able to afford the education to achieve their dreams; and the average Americans who do will be in debt for the majority of their lives. Education is one of the most essential components of living in an ever changing, free, democratic society. In its ideal form it allows all citizens to develop to their maximum potential and make informed decisions that will affect them throughout their lives. However, our system is broken and affecting our society, economy, youth, households, and future in various negative ways.

It is time to create a system in which everyone has the ability to make the best of themselves; where everyone starts out on an equal playing field. No longer should race, gender, disability, age or wealth play a part in how much education one can receive or make of oneself. Overall it should only be hard work and dedication that determines how far someone can go and what they can become. We need a system that is set up to take and progress the entire nation by educating our citizens to discover new ways to improve it.

Thank You,
Dwain C. Reynolds III

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