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State Rep. Aaron Miller, chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid, voted last week in support of the Legislature’s schools budget, a bill he sponsored to provide a total of $15.2 billion for K-12 schools.
Under the bipartisan plan, per-pupil funding would increase for every student in Michigan by $120 to $240 – a total increase of more than $300 million in the foundation allowance. The governor’s recommendation capped the increase at just $180 per student.
The Legislature-approved plan also increases CTE funding to $50 per student and includes $16 million in equipment grants for a total of nearly $74 million in CTE investment; triples the investment in literacy coaches; includes a total investment of $510 million in at-risk students; and includes additional investments in school safety grants and school-based health and mental health programs.
The plan now heads to the governor’s desk for consideration.
