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Michigan School Spending Hits All-Time High

… poor-mouthing by individual school districts in news articles, … committees, per-pupil public school spending set a new record in 2010. Michigan schools spent an average of $11,661 … increase from 2009. Total public school revenue in Michigan was $19.4 … the 10 highest- and lowest-spending districts in per-pupil terms … more

Facts, Not Fiction, on State School Spending

K-12 spending up three consecutive years

… Escanaba tweeted:  "When Gov Snyder claims school funding has increased keep … the state during the 2013-14 school year. During the 2010-11 school year, Escanaba received $15.9 … in 2011.  It's clear that school funding will be a campaign … increased K-12 education spending refer to changes in the foundation … more

Revisit Spending Priorities

Lawmakers won't have as much revenue to spend this year

… won’t have as much revenue to spend. The state budget has increased … should revisit what they’re spending more money on. Michigan spends the majority of its money on schools and Medicaid. This spending has steadily increased over … more

More School Spending is Still Unlikely to Boost Achievement

A response to a critique of ‘School Spending and Student Achievement in Michigan: What’s the Relationship’

… relationship between school spending and academic achievement, … positive relationship between spending per pupil and student achievement. … make the case that Michigan school districts today are not significantly … relationship between school spending and educational outcomes. … the relatively lowest school spending per student, reading and … more

GOP Helping Big Spending Public School Lobby

Bills give schools new ways to tax and spend

Michigan’s public school establishment is nothing if not persistent … perennials in this area are school “sinking fund” taxes and using … “recreational authority” taxes for school amenities. Both have been … to 2 in the House, to allow school districts to levy 5-mill “sinking … to accommodate public school spending interests. This one is … more

The Debate Over School Spending

Teacher pension costs really are part of classroom spending

… of interpretation in school spending between the Mackinac Center … Policy and an Oakland County school district official.  West … seen from the MEA and other school officials. By only considering … whether to count all K-12 spending as spending. Or, more specifically, whether … more

Pandemic Response Boosts Michigan Budget

Large increases in state spending due to federal transfers

… people who rely on state spending were worried about how much … at all. In fact, federal spending more than makes up for the … current fiscal year, state spending is back above pre-pandemic … the latest round of federal spending approved last month. Further, … more tax dollars into public schools that aren’t open and paying … more

Spending on public school in America now exceeds defense budget

In 2021, education spending eclipsed defense spending by $2B

The United States now spends more on public education than any other government service. It has superseded national entitlements and national defense spending, according to James Hohman, director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac … more

Spending Interests Want Spending

Yet spending interests won’t say where the money should come from

The Michigan School Finance Research Collaborative — a group of school interests that want more money for schools — released a poll indicating … budgets. If lawmakers want to spend more on schools, the money … there are costs for more school spending. In the results of the … more

Failing to Counter the Big Lie

Gov. Snyder, GOP fail to defend K-12 spending

… The State of Michigan is spending more state tax dollars on … the $6,884 per pupil it was spending the final budget year of … beginning of this year it was spending $7,545 per pupil. Beginning … pupil, with the lowest funded school districts receiving the largest … Michigan voters believe K-12 spending has been cut under Gov. Rick … more