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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The SME Education Foundation will receive $6 million from the state of Michigan as part of the approved School Aid Fund Budget (PA 48 of 2021) crafted with bipartisan support from the Michigan Legislature. The award will double the number of schools participating in the unique manufacturer/educator partnership-driven SME PRIME initiative, which offers education and career-readiness opportunities to high school students. The SME Education Foundation will receive $6 million from the state of Michigan for its SME PRIME initiative. Through th...

Gov. Whitmer Signs Historical K-12 Education Budget July 13, 2021 Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the largest state education budget in history Tuesday, $17.1 billion dollars. For the first time in three decades, creating an even playing field for all schools. For 27 years, since 1994, the state has promised to close the funding gap between the highest funded schools and the lowest funded schools. They have taken baby steps but they haven’t gotten close, this year they closed the gap. “Every school has the same baseline funding of $8,700 per pupil and that is a huge win,” said Gov. Whi...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday called for spending a...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called for spending a “historic” $250 million in federal coronavirus relief aid to upgrade state parks and trails.

The state Senate also recommended $1.5 billion to replace 400 locally-owned bridges - five times as much as what the Michigan governor recommended before cash flowed into the state.