Steve Bland, Jr.
Candidate for Board of Education Member, Detroit Community School District, 4 Year Term
Background
- Occupation
- Minister, Liberty Temple Baptist Church
Appointed to the Detroit Public Schools Community District board in August 2025. A reverend with Liberty Temple Baptist Church, an adjunct professor for doctoral students and CEO of the Liberty Transformation Resource & Technology Center.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Proposes redirecting unused Title funds and cutting low-performing programs
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“Tightening the belt on low producing programs and repurposing those dollars is a third.”
Public safety
Supports staff training on existing immigration-enforcement policies
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“Yes, having training sessions to implement existing policies is key.”
Education
Pledges to prioritize student literacy and reducing chronic absenteeism
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“Increase in Student literacy (reading, writing, job readiness, college prep. and critical thinking)”
Supports parental responsibility for attendance, backed by support services
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“parents should make sure either directly or indirectly their children attend school every day they possibly can”
Supports combining under-enrolled schools as an option
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“a plan to combine schools has been and continues to be an option to fill seats”
Opposes adding holidays that lengthen the school year
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“So to add more holidays directly extends the academic school year.”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Steve Bland, Jr. on them.
- Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
- Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
- Courts & justiceNo documented position found.
All sources (4)
- Official Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Wayne County Clerk · waynecountymi.gov
- Sample ballots, November 3, 2026 State General Election: Wayne County (every precinct)
Election filing · Michigan Department of State, Michigan Voter Information Center · mvic.sos.state.mi.us
- Voter guide: Meet the candidates running for the Detroit school board
News coverage · Chalkbeat Detroit · chalkbeat.org
- Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
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