LANSING, Mich. (June 30, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has issued the following statement after the Michigan Senate today passed a K-12 budget that makes the largest investment in K-12 public schools in our state’s history and closes the gap between the lowest- and highest-funded school districts for the first time since the goal was introduced in 1994:
“School groups, teachers, and educators all agree: This historic funding for our K-12 schools is exactly how we ought to be prioritizing our budget now and years into the future. I am beyond pleased to end the ‘two-tier system’ of school funding created by Proposal A, which created a funding gap between the state’s wealthiest and poorest districts. I am also proud to support expanding preschool opportunities for eligible four-year-old children through the Great Start Readiness Program.
“I appreciate the bipartisan effort and work that went into this budget, yielding a product we should all be proud of, and look forward to continuing to expand upon the effort to ensure this change lasts for generations to come.”
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