Gretchen Whitmer has been the governor of Michigan for nearly eight years, and by most measures things have gotten worse in the state. Just one example is education:
Michigan students who were in kindergarten when the pandemic began remain behind their peers nationwide in reading and math, according to results of a national test known as the “nation’s report card.”
Released today, the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress shows Michigan fourth and eighth graders continue to lag the national average.
“We have work to do,” said Michael Rice, Michigan’s state superintendent.
Michigan students’ average score was lower in reading than the last time the test was administered, in 2022. Math scores were up for fourth graders in Michigan but fell among eighth graders.
The test also measures the percentage of students considered proficient in a subject. In reading, just 24% of Michigan fourth graders were deemed proficient in 2024, down from 28% in 2022 and well below the 30% nationally in 2024, down from 32% in 2022.
Nearly eight years into Whitmer's terms as governor, now she's advising voters who will make things better.
No, seriously:
Michigan Democrats are united by these simple ideas: more money in your pockets, health care you can afford, gas in your tank that doesn’t break the bank, a great public school for your kids, and opportunities for the future.
— Gretchen Whitmer (@gretchenwhitmer) August 6, 2026
All of us are united in defeating MAGA Republicans in… pic.twitter.com/Gew23cNThq
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We read that as "vote for more Democrats and they'll definitely fix the messes a Democrat helped create!"
Then why haven't you done any of those things, Gretch? You've all been in charge for decades. https://t.co/kEgsHIxgG9
— The🐰FOO (@PolitiBunny) August 6, 2026
How long have you been govern? https://t.co/4LImGEljpP
— Phineas J Whoopee, Lineman extraordinaire ( Ret. ) (@j_whoopee) August 6, 2026
Too long.
If you're so worried, why has the cost of everything you mention gone up in the last 8 years you've been in office?
— Donnie Detroit (@DonnieDetroit19) August 6, 2026
Maybe Whitmer's hoping everybody will forget who's been in charge for the last eight years.
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