school funding

Just over half of the school bond proposals on the ballot in 2024 were rejected by voters. About a quarter of the proposals were repeat attempts after previous failures.

Detroit voters approved Proposal S. The measure means the school millage can now collect money to go directly toward paying down Detroit Public Schools' legacy debt.

Dozens of Michigan communities are voting on school funding questions this November. This guide can help you figure out the school bond, sinking fund or millage question on your ballot.

A new spending bill passed Wednesday in the Michigan Legislature would send an extra $126 million toward schools.

A free market think tank will appeal a federal judge’s decision to dismiss its claim that a 1970 amendment to the Michigan Constitution discriminates against religious schools.

Tuesday afternoon in the library at East Kentwood High School, Governor Gretchen Whitmer sat at a table surrounded by students and signed a statewide…

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill into law on Wednesday that appropriates $4.4 billion of federal COVID-19 relief funds for Michigan schools.This…

Michigan’s K-12 schools can expect a big spending boost as they prepare to welcome students back to classrooms.The Legislature adopted a spending bill…

The Legislature is back in Lansing this week with the primary goal of wrapping up the state budget. That includes a spending plan for schools.Lawmakers…

A major U.S. Supreme Court ruling on public funding for religious schools will likely not directly affect Michigan.On Tuesday, the nation’s highest court…