State Superintendent Brian Whiston Dies at 56 After Battle with Cancer
May 9, 2018 on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
“He was able to build bridges and find common ground… and get things done. That’s always a recipe for effectiveness.”
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“I put the stories out there as they came to me and people have to build the building from that blueprint.”
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“It’s purposeful that these proposed changes would actually impact the people who can absorb those changes the least.”
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