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MDE Briefs Board on Legislative High Points and $87M Literacy Grant RFP
Summary
MDE staff summarized legislative movement on a cell-phone-in-school bill, outlined key items in the senate school-aid proposal (including proposed per-pupil increases and $350M for school safety/mental-health grants), and said the RFP for the $87 million literacy grant closed with a ranked vendor list to be posted June 2.
Michigan Department of Education staff provided a legislative and budget update that covered several policy fronts and a major literacy funding opportunity.
Olivia Ponte and Bob Wheaton briefed the board on the month’s activity: the Senate education committee reported a cell-phone bill that would require districts to adopt policies discouraging student phone use (the Senate version includes exceptions for IEPs/504 plans), while House committees are considering a different, grade-differentiated approach. MDE said it supported the Senate…
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