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K-12 education leaders ask lawmakers to keep excess teacher retirement funds in the classroom
Educational organizations called on state lawmakers to reduce school district contributions to teacher retirement and use excess money from the fund to supplement classroom needs. Members from associations in Michigan’s education sector joined a call Wednesday to voice support for SB 911, sponsored by state Sen. Kevin Hertel (D-St. Clair Shores), and HB 5803, sponsored […] The post K-12 education leaders ask lawmakers to keep excess teacher retirement funds in the classroom appeared first on Michigan Advance.
MSU trustee made explicit hand gesture during meeting, report finds
EAST LANSING ― One of two Michigan State University trustees facing possible removal from state office for misconduct and ethics violations made an explicit hand gesture during a public meeting, a university investigation found. Former Board of Trustees chair Rema Vassar, D-Detroit, made the gesture March 3, during the same meeting in which six of her fellow board members voted to censure her and ask Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to remove her from office. ...
Michigan can make community college free for every high school graduate | Opinion
Last week I met a 16-year-old high school student named Layla. A combination of slightly shy and remarkably self-possessed, she talked about how college had always been a dream, and a source of worry due to the high cost to her family. As we walked through the bright, welcoming halls of the Livonia Career Technical Center, a hands-on facility where high schoolers learn technical skills, it was clear Layla is not alone, and it was also clear we desperately need young voices like Layla’s at the policy table.
Michigan childcare crisis deepens as federal funding cuts force closures
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Deep cuts in federal dollars are impacting already struggling childcare facilities in Michigan. Childcare facilities have been feeling the pinch over the past year, since $40 billion in Federal Emergency Relief Funds or ARPA dollars dried up following the pandemic. Funding: Advocates urge state lawmakers to...
Deadline approaching for Michigan school districts to allocate federal stimulus funds
Michigan’s public schools have billions of dollars in emergency COVID-19 federal funding to spend — but they may be in danger of losing some of it if it goes unallocated by the end of September. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed a stimulus bill that pushed funding into communities to help address economic challenges posed […] The post Deadline approaching for Michigan school districts to allocate federal stimulus funds appeared first on Michigan Advance.
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