Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Mark Greathead Superintendent of Woodhaven-Brownstown School District and President of the K-12 Alliance of Michigan of Woodhaven, MI.
Their discussion covers the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference that was held recently in Lansing, with economists estimating roughly $1 billion in additional funding for the School Aid Fund in the year ahead. What does that mean for schools?
To hear Mark and Jeffrey’s full conversation please click on the embedded SoundCloud PodCast shared below!
Additionally, the conversation covers, the K-12 Alliance of Michigan is calling on legislators for a generational shift in the way schools are funded. What would that look like, and why is now the time for that?
· The School Aid Fund currently includes higher education funding. Is that how it was originally designed?
· You’ve said it’s important for the Legislature to move quickly on school funding. What’s the rush?
Here is a further statement by the K-12 Alliance on this issue:
K-12 Alliance Responds to Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference, Calls on Legislature to Fix School Aid Fund
LANSING-The K-12 Alliance of Michigan today released the following statement from Mark Greathead, Superintendent of Woodhaven-Brownstown Schools and President of the K-12 Alliance, in response to today’s Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference.
“Based on today’s budget estimates in Lansing, it’s clear now is the time to make a generational shift in the way schools are funded. We have the opportunity to finally fulfill the decade-long promise of no longer balancing budgets on the backs of Michigan’s children by moving higher education funding out of the School Aid Fund once and for all. The School Aid Fund should be used as intended-to fund K-12 schools. After what our schools and our students have endured over the past year, it’s clear we are long overdue to make this renewed investment in Michigan’s public schools and get this budget done as quickly as possible so educators can get to work to support the recovery of students across the state. We look forward to working with the Governor and legislative leaders to get this done.”
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The K-12 Alliance of Michigan is a coalition of education leaders committed to fighting for strong K-12 schools across Michigan. Comprised of Superintendents from every district in Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne counties, they are collectively responsible for educating over 580,000 students.
