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Issue Position: To Stop the Takeover of Local Schools, and Increase Education Funding

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By: Ellen Lipton

Date: Jan. 1, 2014

Issues: Education

As the Democratic Vice-Chair of the Education Committee, Ellen is the ranking Democrat in the Michigan House of Representatives when it comes to education issues. She's led the fight to stop the EAA - the state takeover of local schools - and she's been successful. The Detroit Free Press calls her the "the go-to person on education issues."

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