Plans to improve Michigan’s K-12 schools depend on how the state funds public education

By Jason Burns, Research Specialist, Michigan State University
Madeline Mavrogordato, Professor of K-12 Educational Administration and Policy, Michigan State University

Michigan voters will head to the polls in November to elect a new governor and vote for all 148 seats in the state Legislature.

Education is expected to be a central issue in those races, with candidates offering competing visions for improving student outcomes and strengthening public schools.

Whether the goal is improving…

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