View Comments
More than $28 million in new money is coming to Greater Lansing schools following the approval of a historic state K-12 funding bill.
The bill will help close a district funding gap, an effort that started with the 1994 approval of Proposal A, which replaced property taxes with state taxes as the main source of school funding. The bill means an increase in base funding from $8,100 per student in some districts to $8,700 per student in all schools.
The bill will bring millions of dollars in extra funding to Greater Lansing schools as they rebound from a year of remote learning amid COVID-19 concerns. Lansing School District alone could see more than $4 million in new state education funding.
K-12 Schools Budget a Historic Balancing of Funding for All Michigan Schools, Proponents Say
wdet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wdet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Local educators react to major boost in K-12 funding
cadillacnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cadillacnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Emily Elconin for Chalkbeat
Michigan’s K-12 schools and free pre-K program for 4-year-olds got historic funding boosts in a budget deal reached Wednesday in Lansing.
But $1.4 billion in federal coronavirus relief for child care won’t be distributed until after state lawmakers return from their weeks-long summer recess, even as business leaders warn that a stable child care supply is essential to Michigan’s economic recovery.
Months after the Biden administration sent $39 billion to states to help child care providers weather the pandemic, some states have begun distributing their share of the funds.
Lansing lawmakers have yet to follow suit. That’s left private child care providers, who account for most child care slots statewide, to struggle with declining enrollment and relentless teacher turnover on their own.
Michigan child care providers left in lurch as lawmakers go on vacation
bridgemi.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bridgemi.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.