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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to spend federal pandemic relief aid to make child care more affordable.
LANSING Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday outlined how Michigan should spend more than $1.1 billion allotted for child care under the most recent federal coronavirus rescue, proposing to make it more affordable and to give workers $500 retention bonuses every three months.
The funding would be in addition to nearly $300 million from a prior round of federal COVID-19 aid the Democratic governor included in her annual budget proposal, which is being negotiated with the Republican-led Legislature. COVID has been a reminder that child care is essential to our economy. There s just not enough quality, affordable child care that can meet the needs of Michigan s families and children, she said during a news conference at Troy Babes in Toyland in suburban Detroit.
Whitmer proposes use of $1 4B in federal child care aid
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Free College? Why Wait for the Feds?
Community colleges are well situated to provide the skills needed to thrive in the evolving post-pandemic economy. States have the resources to provide a tuition-free path right now, but they need to do it right.
June 14, 2021 •
(Jennifer G. Lang/Shutterstock) For states seeking to prepare their residents for the job demands of the future, free college programs for recent high school grads and working adults offer potential to truly move the needle. Nowhere is that potential greater than in America’s often underappreciated community and technical colleges.
A tuition-free path through community college can help address dramatic changes in the labor market that COVID-19 has only accelerated. New skills are in high demand as economic energy shifts toward health care, communications and logistics and away from central cities.