emergency loans

The financial emergency in Muskegon Heights schools is over. That’s according to Governor Rick Snyder and the emergency manager who’s leaving the…

Leaders of the charter school system in Highland Park are more confident as they wrap up this school year.Highland Park's charter system was created by an…

The state is giving Benton Harbor Area Schools another emergency loan.The southwest Michigan school district of roughly 2,200 students has already…

The state Democratic Party chairman says Michigan’s state treasurer should resign or be fired for his handling of Flint’s water crisis.Michigan Democratic…

Pontiac schools are getting an emergency $10 million loan from the state to pay its employees and vendors.This is the second $10 million emergency loan…

Michigan lawmakers have approved loaning more money to schools facing serious financial problems.Long term, low interest emergency loans help school…

In order for parents to make the best decisions for their children, they need to know what’s going on. So do taxpayers and voters.In my years of writing…

Michigan is nearly out of money to lend school districts in case of financial emergencies.The state treasury department had up to $50 million total to…

State law gives a special board up to $50 million to loan to schools in financial distress. The long-term, low-interest loans are supposed to help school…

Benton Harbor’s emergency manager is planning his exit. That’s after the state agreed to loan the city more than $2 million.When Benton Harbor officially…