Internship opportunity

Some of you may be interested in this.

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The May 3 election in Kalamazoo County will include a county-wide millage to support the public schools. Chris Waldron, a member of the KPS school board and a middle school teacher in Portage, contacted me to see if I knew of any students that might be interested in an internship with the campaign for the millage. I've gotten in touch with a few people, but I wanted to pass the information along to you as well.

Given the timing of the election, it may not be possible to award academic credit for the internship. Still, for students interested in campaigns and concerned about public education, it could be a valuable learning experience. I don't know if any funds will be available to make it a paid position. I do know that the millage supporters hope to run a real campaign, so there will be lots of opportunities to learn.

Interested students can contact me or Chris Waldron directly at: cpwaldron82@yahoo.com.

You can find out more about the millage in an op-ed in yesterday's Kalamazoo Gazette by Tim Bartik and Kevin Hollenbeck, economists at the Upjohn Institute and members of the Kalamazoo and Portage school boards,
respectively.