Public discussions opened today on how Michigan pays for schools. Governor Rick Snyder has asked a workgroup to come up with an overhaul of the state funding system – a plan that...
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By Steve Carmody, Michigan Radio
State lawmakers may have more money to work with in next year’s budget, especially for education. The state House Fiscal Agency is revising its estimate the...
Governor Rick Snyder says he would prefer to wait and see what direction the economy takes before making decisions on how to use a projected budget surplus. He says he is no rush...
Democratic lawmakers at the state Capitol are calling on Republicans to ensure money in the state's School Aid Fund is spent only on K-12 schools. The move comes after the...
Funding for public schools moved toward center stage this week in Lansing. Schools might have to carve as much as 10 percent out of their budgets to deal with cuts and rising pension costs. Protesters came to the state capital angered...
By Sarah Hulett, Michigan Radio
It's looking increasingly likely that the state will raid a surplus in the fund for K-12 schools to plug holes in this year's budget. Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature say it's something...
State Senate Republicans say it may be necessary to use a surplus in Michigan's School Aid Fund to cover shortfalls in other parts of the budget.
School officials were...
