ERIC Number: ED614647
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 25
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ISBN: 978-1-942502-49-4
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Flex Learning: Funding New Pathways for Student Success
DeGrow, Ben
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
This report explains how Michigan could pursue a flexible funding program that would give learners greater agency, especially for middle-school and secondary students and their families. Charting a path to complete a diploma, every student would be allowed to use a portion of their per-pupil allotment to "purchase" courses from schools for both online and face-to-face instruction. This funding could also be used for dual-enrollment classes, apprenticeships, career and technical training and other learning opportunities from a broad menu of providers.
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Finance, Online Courses, Conventional Instruction, Distance Education, Dual Enrollment, Apprenticeships, Technical Education, Expenditure per Student, Funding Formulas, Barriers, Access to Education, School Choice, Accountability, Faculty Development, Achievement Tests, Educational Attainment, COVID-19, Pandemics, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
Mackinac Center for Public Policy. 140 West Main Street, P.O. Box 568, Midland, MI 48640. Tel: 800-224-3327; Tel: 989-631-0900; Fax: 989-631-0964; e-mail: mcpp@mackinac.org; Web site: http://www.mackinac.org/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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