Education funding articles
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Education funding rally takes over the capitol steps
People from all over Michigan headed to the State Capitol Tuesday to demand more funding for education.
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Lawmakers send MAEP education funding formula rewrite to governor
Under the first year of the new formula, K-12 education is supposed to receive an additional $230 million, about $50 million less than MAEP would have provided if fully funded.
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Mayor Adams restores early childhood education funding after parent backlash
Mayor Adams has faced mounting criticism from parents and officials who say his funding cuts are starving popular early childhood education programs. Adams said his administration had restored a half-billion dollars in funding to the education budget. But the department still faces a remaining fiscal cliff of $500 million. [ more › ]