LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- Michigan has joined four other states and Washington DC to challenge how the US Department of Education is allocating money for schools.
The funds come from the CARES Act to assist schools with their COVID-19 responses. But Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the department and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have put their own spin on the law.
“Under their new rule, private schools in affluent districts may receive services that Congress intended for disadvantaged students. This isn’t how it should work. This is a virus that has had a disproportionate impact on poorer communities and communities of color.”
The Great Lakes Education Project supports the rule. The organization says COVID-19 has affected public and private schools.