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A New Approach to Making Michigan’s School Funding System Fair For All Students

A new approach to ensuring fair funding for all students in Michigan's schools. Read the comprehensive school adequacy study and join us in advocating for change at www.fundmischools.org.

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A New Approach to Making Michigan’s School Funding System Fair For All Students

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  1. A New Approach to Making Michigan’s School Funding System Fair For All Students

  2. Who We Are • Diverse group of business leaders and education experts • Members from Metro Detroit to the U.P. • All agree: It’s time to change the way Michigan’s schools are funded 2

  3. Our Work • Launched the Collaborative in 2016 • Completed Michigan’s first comprehensive school adequacy study in 2018 • Advocacy – Public Engagement Committee, began in 2018 Read the report at www.fundmischools.org 3

  4. Key Findings • The base per-pupil cost to educate a regular education student in Michigan is $9,590 • Charter schools should receive the same funding that school districts receive • It costs $14,155 to educate a preschool student age 3 or 4 4

  5. Key Findings • An additional percentage of the base per-pupil cost should be provided for: • Special education • English Language Learners • Students living in poverty, and • Career and Technical Education • Transportation should be funded at $731 per rider until further study is completed • Because small districts lack economies of scale, additional funding should be provided for those under 7,500 students 5

  6. Key Findings For a 400-student elementary school, the report recommends these support services: 6

  7. Message #1 The School Finance Research Collaborative has completed Michigan’s first comprehensive school adequacy study, providing a roadmapto fixing Michigan’s broken school funding system and making it fair for all students. 7

  8. Message #2 This new school funding approach will ensure every Michigan student has the same opportunity at getting a good education, including special education students and students living in poverty. 8

  9. Message #3 By funding Michigan’s schools fairly, we can provide a high-quality education to all students that provides them with competitive skills for good-paying jobs. 9

  10. Who is Our Audience? • Educators/school community • Parents • Business community • Policymakers • Media • Others? 10

  11. Media Hits “School finance builds a roadmap to successful futures” Hometown Life, Nov. 15, 2018 “Michigan’s divided government could find common ground around disadvantaged students” Chalkbeat, Nov. 8, 2018 “Time to fix Michigan’s broken school funding system” Oakland Press, Sept. 20, 2018 “The Cost Of Education” ‘Michigan Matters,’ CBS Detroit, Aug. 24, 2018 11

  12. Widespread Support for Change • A new statewide poll commissioned by the School Finance Research Collaborative found that: • 70 percent believe Michigan’s schools are underfunded • 67 percent support a new school funding system that meets all students’ needs • 63 percent believe Michigan’s current school funding system is unfair • Read a summary of the poll at www.fundmischools.org 12

  13. Available Resources • Website • PowerPoint • Talking points • One-page fact sheet • Resolution of Support for local school boards 13

  14. How You Can Help • Follow us at www.fundmischools.org and on social media, and share the content with your networks. • Sign up to be an Advocate on our website. • Discuss results of the Collaborative’s study with colleagues, friends and family. • Show the Collaborative video whenever and wherever possible, and share the link with your networks. • Have your local district pass a Resolution of Support. 14

  15. Connect FundMIschools.org Facebook.com/FundMIschools Twitter.com/FundMIschools LinkedIn.com/company/fundmischools 15

  16. Questions/Comments 16

  17. https://youtu.be/UPYIMJHB5To

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