Posted by: Posted On:2 Jul 2014
Lansing, MI (July 2, 2014) – Former Rep. Matt Gillard (D-Alpena), who once chaired the House K-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, told the MIRS Monday Podcast this week that Gov. Rick Snyder didn’t cut education by $1 billion as claimed by his Democratic
Posted by: Posted On:1 Jul 2014
Overall state and local investment in public education has increased by hundreds of dollars per student since Governor Snyder took office Lansing, MI – Today, the Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) released a new website that confirms overall education funding
Posted by: Posted On:27 Jun 2014
GLEP to Launch New Website on School Funding Be on the lookout early next week as GLEP will be launching a comprehensive and data-rich public website to definitively answer the question as to whether K-12 education funding has been going
Posted by: Posted On:26 Jun 2014
Voters Urged to Attend and Meet Candidates for State House and Senate at Education Town Hall in Western Detroit on Tuesday, July 8 Detroit, MI – 17 candidates from ten State Senate and House districts have confirmed their participation in
Posted by: Posted On:20 Jun 2014
Candidate Open House & Education Town Hall on July 8 in Detroit GLEP is joining seven other education advocacy organizations to sponsor a Meet the Candidate night and Education Town Hall Meeting from 6:00-8:00 pm on Tuesday, July 8 at
Posted by: Posted On:13 Jun 2014
Legislature Reduces Funding Equity Gap and Passes FY ’15 School Aid Budget GLEP is very pleased the legislature completed work on the $13.9 billion FY ’15 School Aid Budget this week, and they addressed our #1 priority by striking a
Posted by: Posted On:10 Jun 2014
Legislature increases minimum foundation grant by $175 per pupil; keeps promises on teacher retirement; and earmarks at-risk funds to improve 3rd Grade Reading Lansing, MI – The Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) today praised the work of the Senate and
Posted by: Posted On:6 Jun 2014
Is There a Deal on the FY ’15 School Aid Budget? Education advocates have been waiting as appropriations leaders and key staff continue to meet “behind the scenes” to hammer out an agreement on the $13.8 billion FY ’15 School
Posted by: Posted On:5 Jun 2014
Bi-partisan education advocacy group has made 53 campaign endorsements Lansing, MI – The Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) today announced additional endorsements in a number of campaigns for the State Senate and State House of Representatives. “We’re very proud to
Posted by: Posted On:30 May 2014
Legislature Finalizing School Aid Budget Now that legislative leaders have agreed on budget targets, we can expect a flurry of conference committee activity next week. We’ll be closely monitoring the $13.8 billion FY ’15 School Aid Budget, which is being