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The simple truth that Michigan’s population council can’t tell
Want to make Michigan competitive? Let people keep their money and send less of it to Lansing
… future depends on higher government spending. Which means more money taxed out … squeeze on defectors from the public school system, Michigan lawmakers have floated … Michigan came in at 37th. Michigan spends on average $12,053 per pupil, while Ohio spends $13,437 per student and Indiana only … more
Coming to Michigan in 2024: $125M of electric school buses
Rural districts will receive priority placement
… Report: “$125 million to help school districts buy clean school buses.”
The Electrification … 2023-24 state budget would spend money on school buses, mostly for electric …
Portions of Michigan’s 17,000 school buses will transition to electric … 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 It has superseded national entitlements and national defense spending, according to James Hohman, director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac … more
Membership plunges again for Michigan and national teachers unions
The Janus effect is still going strong
… increase in the number of public school employees in Michigan.
The … 8.1%. The NEA’s revenue and spending have steadily dropped for … bringing in $74 million less and spending $130 million less than they … teachers and overall number of school employees in Michigan.
Since school employees got a choice in … more
Growing Michigan Together Council says more education spending will draw people to state
The facts tell a different story; school funding does not play a causal role in success
… recommends that the state increase school funding in an attempt to attract … logic is that if the state spends more money on education, there … Capitol Confidential. “Record spending paired with declining student … answer.”
The Detroit Public Schools Community District received … 2021-22.
Flint Community Schools received $13,757 in per-pupil … more
Michigan lawmakers approve $114 million bailout for school districts, $30M for Highland Park
Unpaid water bills and school debts are assumed by the Michigan taxpayer
… bailouts for several public school systems, and $30 million to … million in the supplemental spending bill.
House Bill 4292 was … bailout for Inkster Public Schools.
“Dear Inkster, The debt … district covers Inkster.
The school bailouts will be handed out … million for the Pontiac City School District to pay its outstanding … more
So you want to move to Michigan? Here’s the reality
$20M marketing blitz won’t mask Michigan’s problems, but an engaged public can help
The state of Michigan is spending $20 million on a multiyear … Michigan” effort, the state is spending about $60 million to tell … electrical grid, and the schools — all poor — quality of life … million people. Lawmakers spend $82 billion of the public’s … process. Should your private school administer medical marijuana? … more
There is no such thing as ‘the state’s dime’
There are no free school lunches, rides on the QLine, or community college classes; taxpayers always foot the bill.
… opportunity to go back to school on the state's dime has officially … residents to hold a post-high school certificate or degree by 2030. … goal.
“Policymakers are spending more money to get to a goal, … don’t know whether or not the spending actually leads to the goal,” … question. Yet they’re going to spend more and expand program parameters … more
Midland nonprofit gets $1M state earmark for training educators, students
Managing emotions, developing resiliency among the topics covered
… Youth Development runs several programs, including summer camps, after-school activities, and Discover You. The latter conducts in-person and online … expenses. It reported no income from governments for that year. It reported spending more than it took in for the last two years.
CapCon sent an email to … more
Horse nonprofit gallops away with $1M from taxpayers
Legislative earmark for Detroit Horse Power is intended to build a Detroit equestrian center
… summer equestrian camps in suburban locations, teaching middle and high school students how to ride and care for horses. It plans to build a facility … budget spent most of the state’s $9 billion surplus — an unsustainable spending rate, according to James Hohman, director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac … more
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