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ERIC Number: ED614738
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr-20
Pages: 9
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: 978-1-942502-52-4
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Adding up the Extra COVID-19 Funding for Michigan Public Schools. Policy Brief
DeGrow, Ben
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Governor Whitmer's April 2020 decision to extend the shutdown of school buildings through the remainder of the academic year came with a guarantee to preserve districts' 2019-2020 funding levels, provided they met a few basic conditions. One condition was to continue paying all district employees, even if staff members needed to be redeployed to carry out plans for remote instruction and related services. But calls for additional funding increased. Education officials expressed fears about interruptions to schools' state funding sources and anticipated extra expenses to reach students through internet-based distance instruction and to abide by added safety protocols to return to classrooms. This report describes the extra funding school districts in Michigan have received and will receive as part of various state and federal reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic. On average, totaling all extra funds resulting from funding relief efforts, public schools in Michigan will receive more than $4,600 extra per pupil.
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: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Identifiers - Location: Michigan
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act 2020
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