K-12 funding

LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- The state Senate is due back in Lansing Wednesday. There are three budget bills on the agenda as schools and local governments are…

LANSING, MI (AP)-- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says protecting K-12 funding is her priority as Michigan seeks a federal bailout to avoid steep spending cuts…

LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- The school year is about to begin in Michigan without contracts between many districts and teachers. That’s because the state…

LANSING, MI (AP)-- A proposed K-12 budget advancing in the Michigan Senate includes a larger increase in base funding than proposed by Gov. Gretchen…

LANSING, MI (AP)-- The Michigan House has approved a $16.2 billion education spending plan with more money for school districts, public universities and…

LANSING, MI (AP)-- Republicans in the Michigan House are proposing a school budget that's markedly different from what Governor Rick Snyder outlined last…

LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- Governor Rick Snyder has signed a budget-cutting executive order, and presented a spending plan for the coming fiscal year. Schools,…

LANSING, MI (AP)-- A budget bill that spends about 4 percent more on public education has won approval in the Michigan Legislature and is headed to…

LANSING, MI (AP)-- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer says Governor Rick Snyder is out of touch with a K-12 funding crisis that's…

LANSING, MI (AP)-- Legislation aimed at keeping school aid money in funding for kindergarten through 12th grade has been introduced in the Michigan…