The Benton Harbor Area Schools Board of Education is considering an endorsement of a proposed constitutional amendment in Michigan that would increase taxes on those with the highest incomes to support schools.

The Invest in MI Kids proposal, if approved by voters, would place an additional 5% tax on annual taxable income over $1 million for joint filers and over $500,000 for single filers. Speaking at a meeting this week, Benton Harbor Board Trustee Elnora Gavin said this would right a wrong that’s only gotten worse over the years.

“ The decline in student achievement has been directly correlative to the decrease in investment in our children, a nd so there is an opportunity for us to look at the top 1 % earners,” Gavin

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