Equity-Centered Coalition of Civil Rights, Civic and Business Leaders Proposes a New School Funding Formula & Other Opportunity Strategies to Address Michigan’s Education Crisis
NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Mrozowski, APR, 248.320.1037 jmrozowski@edtrustmidwest.org (December 7, 2022) -- A statewide coalition focused on advancing real opportunity and improving learning outcomes for all of Michigan’s students, especially its most underserved students, today proposed an immediate solution-based agenda focused on closing Michigan’s troubling achievement and opportunity gaps through a revamped school funding formula and other equity-centered strategies. In a letter to state leaders, the Michigan Partnership for Equity and Opportunity (MPEO) -- whose leaders span Michigan’s diverse spectrum of civil rights, business, community-based non-profits, parent organizations and other sectors -- appealed to state leaders to address the [...]