Where we need attention

While fallacies point to manufactured crises in Michigan schools, real issues do not get nearly enough attention. Ongoing privatization advocacy that threatens funding, bullying, safety threats, vaping, reading proficiency, and equitable funding only scratch the surface.


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Mental health supports

Mental health plays an important role in the performance and behavior of our students. While many districts will likely not have to make cuts this school year, administrators worry about funding in future years for positions such as counselors, nurses, and school resource officers.

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Equitable funding

Michigan's Proposal A still creates inequities for districts across the state, which affects our comparative performance. The state expects districts to finance their facilities and operations through bonds and millages, which low-income and now politicized districts struggle to pass. For example, some districts must cancel school during extreme heat, limiting learning days.

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Shortages

Teacher shortages, substitute teacher shortages, transportation and bus driver shortages, and before + after school care shortages are a few of the issues Michigan needs to address to get our students to school and learn in appropriately sized classrooms.

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