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Whatโs inside Michiganโs newly signed education budget, biggest in state history
Read full article: Whatโs inside Michiganโs newly signed education budget, biggest in state historyMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the education budget on Thursday, which is the highest state per-pupil investment ever.
Michigan governorโs budget proposal will include more than $2B for educator incentive program
Read full article: Michigan governorโs budget proposal will include more than $2B for educator incentive programGovernor Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her budget proposal on Wednesday (Feb. 9). Local 4 learned it will include more than $2 billion for an educator incentive program.
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Low vaccination rates could impact Detroit school funding
Read full article: Low vaccination rates could impact Detroit school fundingDetroit will see an increase in funding of about $27 million. That money could go a long way to help repair buildings, replace books and equipment and set the district on a better path forward.
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Michigan GOP threatens to withhold billions in school funding over COVID precautions
Read full article: Michigan GOP threatens to withhold billions in school funding over COVID precautionsGretchen Whitmer is expected to pitch a multibillion-dollar pandemic relief plan during Wednesdayโs State of State speech that would prioritize coronavirus vaccinations and additional aid to schools and businesses amid the crisis. The proposal came a week after Whitmer sent the Republican-controlled Legislature a $5.6 billion relief plan that would use recently enacted federal aid and state funds. Whitmer said recent events -- such as the highly contagious B.1.1.7 strain closing down Michigan Athletics and putting athletes, coaches team-staff into quarantine -- should be considered. The precautions include mandatory mask wearing, limited indoor dining, social distancing; and indoor and contact sports not being permitted. Read: Tracking coronavirus cases, outbreaks in Michigan schoolsMore: Return to School