Whitmer's $83.5B Michigan budget plan boosts education spending, shores up reserves
Michigan budget proposal comes amid high uncertainty as a result of possible federal spending cuts and tariffs directed by ...
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Whitmer: Schools should be required to inform parents about ineffective curriculum
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released a budget proposal Wednesday that was heavy on recommended new requirements for schools to notify parents about school performance, curriculum, and parent ...
Whitmer recommends trimming education budget, boosting per-student funding for FY 2026
In the kickoff to the Fiscal Year 2026 budget season, State Budget Director Jen Flood outlined Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s ...
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Whitmer budget to increase K-12 foundation grant by 4.1%, to $10,000 per pupil
Michigan Budget Director Jen Flood said keeping costs down for Michigan families is "the number one focus" of the budget for ...
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GRPS ‘encouraged’ by education dollars in Whitmer’s budget proposal
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's proposed state budget for the next fiscal year, rolled out Wednesday, includes a record investment in ...
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Whitmer's budget would boost college scholarships, help with rising costs
Michigan’s public universities and colleges would see a 4% funding increase next year if the governor’s executive budget recommendations hold, something leaders say would help to improve affordability ...
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Whitmer proposes 4.1% school funding increase in 2026 budget
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recommended spending plan for 2026 doesn’t include any big new proposals, but it would increase school funding by 4.1%. The governor’s budget proposal unveiled Wednesday, Feb.
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Whitmer's $83.5B Michigan budget plan boosts education spending, shores up reserves
A $1 million grant for Attorney General Dana Nessel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the mass shooting at Oxford High School in 2021. With Whitmer's budget in hand, lawmakers will ...