{"id":1979125,"date":"2023-07-21T00:04:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T04:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-approves-24-3-billion-education-budget-for-michigan\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T00:07:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T04:07:52","slug":"whitmer-approves-24-3-billion-education-budget-for-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-approves-24-3-billion-education-budget-for-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitmer greenlights $24.3B education budget for Michigan."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhitmer-approves-24-3-billion-education-budget-for-michigan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1979125&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0721\/b73fbb89-f9a8-4613-8a71-90255a21b5b9\/audio.mp3?length=3890061&#038;duration=324\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Michigan Gov. Gretchen\u2062 Whitmer Signs $24.3 Billion\u200c Education \u200cBudget<\/h2>\n<p>Michigan Gov. \u200bGretchen Whitmer has signed a $24.3 billion education budget for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-l-a-to-offer-housing-to-homeless-population-on-skid-row-says-city-and-county-created-a-legacy-of-entrenched-structural-racism\/\" title=\"Judge Orders L.A. To Offer Housing To Homeless Population On Skid Row, Says City And County \u2018Created A Legacy Of Entrenched Structural Racism\u2019\">upcoming fiscal year<\/a>, beginning Oct. 1. However, state House Republicans have criticized the \u2064budget, claiming it involves wasteful spending.<\/p>\n<p>The new budget aims \u200cto increase per-pupil \u2063spending, \u200dwith a 5 percent raise in the foundation allowance. This will bring the per-pupil funding to $9,608, the highest in the state&#8217;s history, according to the governor.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a bill\u2062 signing ceremony \u2064in Suttons Bay, Gov. Whitmer emphasized that the\u2064 budget prioritizes educational equity.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We know that potential is universal, but opportunity is not. And when we make investments in the education \u2062of our kids, we&#8217;re creating opportunity for all,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The budget also includes \u200c$160 million to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-see-economic-chaos-as-opportunity-for-more-government-spending-welfare-programs\/\" title=\"Democrats See Economic Chaos As Opportunity For More Government Spending, Welfare Programs\">provide free breakfast<\/a> and\u2062 lunch to approximately 1.4 million PreK-12 \u200cstudents. This\u200b initiative aims to ease financial burdens \u2063for families and \u200denhance student focus during the school\u2063 day.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the budget\u2064 allocates $13.3 million \u2063to achieve \u2062a 50\u200d percent increase in funding for English language learners at the pre-K education level. It \u200balso designates $10 million to \u200csupport critical incident mapping at community colleges \u2064and public universities, enhancing campus \u200dsafety.<\/p>\n<p>State Sen. Darrin Camilleri, \u2062the bill&#8217;s sponsor, expressed his satisfaction with the budget, stating\u2062 that it is \u2064what &#8220;our students, families, and educators have\u2062 been waiting for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the state-funded pre-K program will be \u200cexpanded to include families below 300 percent \u2063of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obamaphone-company-to-pay-13-4-million-after-allegedly-signing-up-175000-customers-ineligible-for-free-phones\/\" title=\"\u2018Obamaphone\u2019 Company To Pay .4 Million After Allegedly Signing Up 175,000 Customers Ineligible For Free Phones\">federal poverty guidelines<\/a>, which means a \u200dfamily of four making $90,000\u2063 a year will now\u200b be\u2064 eligible. This expansion is expected\u2062 to provide free \u200bpreschool access to 5,600\u200c more children \u200dstarting this fall.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Every Michigan child\u2063 deserves a chance to pursue \u2062their potential and\u2063 build a bright future. This historic education budget\u2062 will \u200dmake that\u200d possible,&#8221;\u200d Gov. Whitmer said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This budget\u2063 puts students first and\u200c supports parents by expanding access\u200d to \u2064free pre-K, providing free breakfast\u2062 and lunch to all public\u200c school \u2063students,\u2063 and improving higher education.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Whitmer&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-approves-24-3-billion-education-budget-for-michigan\/\" title=\"Whitmer greenlights .3B education budget for Michigan.\">ambitious plan includes providing free preschool<\/a> \u200bfor all families in \u200dMichigan by the end of her second term, \u2064which she believes will result\u200b in significant savings for families and contribute to a more \u200bequitable society.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Republicans Criticize<\/h2>\n<p>State House Minority Leader Matt Hall criticized the budget \u2064in an official <a href=\"https:\/\/gophouse.org\/posts\/democrats-hike-taxes-pig-out-on-pork-instead-of-investing-in-students\">statement<\/a>, arguing that Democrats\u2064 prioritized pet projects\u200c over students&#8217; academics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Michigan\u2062 children who&#8217;ve struggled to\u200b learn to read\u200c won&#8217;t get much comfort from\u2064 the\u200d fact that Democrats \u200bput pet \u200bprojects\u2014powered by a tax \u200dhike\u2014over \u200cstudents&#8217; academics,&#8221; Mr.\u200d Hall \u2062said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer approved a $24.3 billion education budget, effective Oct. 1. State House Republicans disapprove, calling it wasteful spending. The budget boosts per-pupil funding by 5%, raising the foundation allowance to $9,608. This marks the highest per-pupil funding in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":618,"featured_media":1979126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1979125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1979125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/618"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1979125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1979125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1979126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1979125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1979125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1979125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}