WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI (AP)-- Michigan's governor has agreed to ask lawmakers to provide $94.4 million to Detroit's public schools as part of a lawsuit settlement.
The settlement comes just weeks after a federal appeals court issued a groundbreaking decision recognizing a constitutional right to education and literacy. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday that she will ask the state to pay for literacy-related programs and other initiatives.
The state also will provide $280,000 to be shared by the seven students named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. That money is to be used for a high-quality literacy program or other ways to further their education.
