Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Detroit school board endorses Invest in Michigan Kids ballot initiative
Summary
The Detroit Public Schools Community District board read and endorsed a resolution backing the Invest in Michigan Kids statewide ballot initiative, saying the measure would raise about $1 billion annually to reduce class sizes, expand CTE and recruit educators; the endorsement was read aloud and approved by the board during the Nov. 11 meeting.
The Board of Education of the Detroit Public Schools Community District on Nov. 11 read and endorsed a resolution backing the Invest in Michigan Kids statewide ballot initiative, a proposal that would levy a 5% surcharge on annual individual income above certain high-income thresholds to raise roughly $1 billion a year for Michigan public schools.
Vice Chair McClendon read the resolution to the board and public, citing research that Michigan schools are chronically underfunded and a state finance study estimating…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
