Are Michigan Public Schools Underfunded?
Education — By Online Editor on July 20, 2010 at 7:30 AM(The Mackinac Center for Public Policy) A common claim by Michigan’s public school establishment and its political allies is that, despite spending $20 billion annually on education, our schools are “underfunded.” Comparisons to other states and to historical funding levels show that the claim is unsubstantiated and misleading. (Read more…)
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