January 30, 2021
The Detroit school district will get nearly seven times more federal COVID relief money on a per-student basis than the average Michigan school district or charter school.
The Detroit Public Schools Community District is set to receive far more extra federal COVID relief money than the average Michigan school district. Flint will get even more than that.
Altogether, when all the money is disbursed, Detroit district schools will have received $446.8 million in extra federal COVID relief funding since the pandemic began last year.
That comes to $8,933 in increased per-pupil federal funding for the Detroit district. By comparison, the average Michigan school district will receive an extra $1,282 per student in extra federal COVID money.
State and federal law used to prevent the sale of alcohol in Michigan. Currently, state law prevents the sale of cigarettes in Michigan unless the pack displays an expensive tax stamp. In both cases, smugglers have realized significant profits by meeting consumer demand, whether for alcohol or for low-cost cigarettes.
It is not surprising, then, that current cigarette smuggling recalls the era of alcohol Prohibition in the state. Michigan has often been a leader in economic and social experiments in America, and this includes being the first to go dry. [ ] In a statewide referendum in 1916, the people of Michigan chose to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Detroit Former deputy mayor Anthony Adams is expected to formally announce his intention to run for mayor.
Adams, an attorney who served in disgraced former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick s administration, Maintains there is a dramatic need for a mayoral change in the city of Detroit, according to a Monday news release.
The former Detroit school board president is the first prominent challenger to incumbent Mayor Mike Duggan, who announced last month his bid for a third term.
The announcement is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday on Facebook Live.
Adams in December told The News he was still mulling the prospect of running but A lot of people approached me about running for mayor.
Center for Regional Food Systems Michigan Department of Education -
January 21, 2021
138 Michigan schools, school districts, and early childhood centers serving over 406,000 children have been awarded grants from the 10 Cents a Meal program to improve daily nutrition and eating habits for children.
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has selected 138 grantees across the state for its 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids & Farms grantees for 2020-2021, many of which are first-time grantees.
The Fiscal Year 2021 state budget, approved by the Michigan Legislature and signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, increased funding from $575,000 to $2 million for the 10 Cents a Meal Program, which allows the program to expand statewide and include early childhood centers as e
Metro Detroit schools expect drastic increase in demand for summer school due to COVID-19
President-Elect Biden announces a new plan for educators and students.
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TROY, Mich. (WXYZ) â Schools across Michigan say the COVID-19 Pandemic has led to more children falling behind academically. They have asked, where is funding to make sure they get help?
President-Elect Joe Biden proposed an aid package that could in part answer that question. The COVID relief stimulus package proposed includes $130 billion in federal aid for schools.
âWe have seen more students fail than before the pandemic,â said Dr. Nikolai Vitti, Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent.