Michigan Business Beat | School Aid Fund Budget

Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Mark Greathead Superintendent of Woodhaven-Brownstown School District and President of the K-12 Alliance of Michigan of Woodhaven, MI Their discussion covers the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference was held recently in Lansing, with economists estimating roughly $1 billion in additional funding for the School Aid Fund in the year ahead. What does that mean for schools? · The K-12 Alliance of Michigan is calling on legislators for a generational shift in the way schools are funded. What would that look like, and why is now the time for that? · The School Aid Fund currently includes higher education funding. Is that how it was originally designed? · You’ve said it’s important for the Legislature to move quickly on school funding. What’s the rush?