The ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill Act’ strips critical funding, including Grad PLUS loans, from medical students and threatens care in rural and underserved communities.
State Sen. Jeff Irwin is calling Republican-led budget delays “an embarrassment for Michigan”—warning that public schools are being forced to plan the year without knowing if they can actually fund basic priorities like literacy programs and smaller class sizes.
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Concrete over kids? That’s how this year’s state budget fight is playing out—and so far, students are losing.
Michigan principals—like JoLynn Clark in Frankenmuth—say that state budget delays are forcing public schools to consider cutting staff, canceling courses, and increasing class sizes.
‘We are, over time, doing a better job of putting teachers—the people who are closest to the work—in positions where they have actual authority over decision making.’
Up in the rural community of Wolverine, superintendent Matt Baughman is worried about how to keep his schools afloat if the Trump administration decides not to release federal funding for public education.
A surprise move by the Trump administration to freeze $7 billion in congressionally-approved federal education funding has triggered layoffs and class cancellations across the country.
As school programs are being reviewed to ensure they align with President Donald Trump’s priorities, Michiganders and education advocates from across the state are speaking out.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who is running for governor as a Democrat, is previewing her plan to bring Michigan’s education system from being one of the bottom 10 in the country to one of the top 10.
