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Board hears Invest in MI Kids ballot proposal; trustees ask for clearer language on beneficiaries

Battle Creek Public Schools Board of Education · November 11, 2025
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Summary

The Board discussed a sample resolution from the Invest in MI Kids campaign proposing a 5% surtax on high incomes to fund CTE, smaller classes and educator recruitment; trustees asked whether funds would include charter schools and sought sponsor information, and the chair said revised language will be returned at the next meeting for a vote.

Board members reviewed a sample resolution brought to the packet by the MI Invest in MI Kids group proposing a state constitutional amendment that would impose a 5% surcharge on annual taxable income above $1,000,000 for joint filers and $500,000 for single filers to raise revenue for career and technical education, reduced class sizes…

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