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For more information on this issue, please see our recent report,  A Marshall Plan: Reimagining Michigan Public Education, and Executive Director Amber Arellano’s letter to Michigan's Congressional delegation calling for further federal investment.  \nRECOMMENDATIONS AND POLICY DECISIONS  \nI. PRIORITIZE PUBLIC EDUCATION OVER OTHER BUDGET AREAS  \nRECOMMENDATIONS:  \nWhy Money Matters – Now More Than Ever  \nResearch shows that money matters, especially for lowincome students.  \nState and local funding allocations can have major impacts on the learning conditions in school districts, including the availability of student support and extracurricular activities, the amount of instructional time, the quality of instructional materials, the level of professional support and compensation teachers receive and much more. And that’s under normal circumstances.  \nStudents will have more needs than ever before due to unfinished learning from COVID-19-related school closures and disruptions.  \nEquitable funding and investments could be the dividing line between a student having access to a laptop and online learning, a high-quality summer school option and a highlyeffective educator when in-person learning resumes—or not.  \nMichigan’s economic future rests on the investments it makes now in students. Currently, Michigan ranks 32nd in 4th grade reading and 28th in 8th grade math—and among the bottom ten states for African American students. Yet if Michigan students performed at the national average, it’s estimated the lifetime earnings of Michigan’s current K-12 students could increase by $27 billion.  \nNow is the time to not only protect education funding but invest in research-based strategies to accelerate student learning, especially for Michigan’s vulnerable students.  \nWe recommend specific ways for investing dollars to recover and reimagine Michigan’s public education and call for public reporting, transparency and accountability for implementing these strategies—both in our recently released 2020 State of Michigan Education Report and on page 9.  \nII. PRIORITIZE FAIRNESS: EQUITABLY INVEST INVULNERABLE STUDENTS  \nFunding Gaps Between the Wealthiest and Poorest Districts, by State  \n\n| 25%\u003Cbr>20%\u003Cbr>15%\u003Cbr>10%\u003Cbr>5%\u003Cbr>0%\u003Cbr>-5%\u003Cbr>-10%-15%-20%\u003Cbr>-25% | MI, -5% \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>UT\u003Cbr>MN\u003Cbr>NJ\u003Cbr>SD\u003Cbr>GA\u003Cbr>NC\u003Cbr>AR\u003Cbr>DE\u003Cbr>LA\u003Cbr>WA\u003Cbr>MD\u003Cbr>SC\u003Cbr>CA\u003Cbr>IN\u003Cbr>VA\u003Cbr>CO\u003Cbr>OK\u003Cbr>KY\u003Cbr>OR\u003Cbr>MA\u003Cbr>NM\u003Cbr>WI\u003Cbr>NE\u003Cbr>KS\u003Cbr>ND\u003Cbr>AZ\u003Cbr>CT\u003Cbr>VT\u003Cbr>TN\u003Cbr>MT\u003Cbr>FL\u003Cbr>MS\u003Cbr>PA\u003Cbr>IA\u003Cbr>ID\u003Cbr>WV\u003Cbr>ME\u003Cbr>WY\u003Cbr>NH\u003Cbr>TX\u003Cbr>RI\u003Cbr>MI\u003Cbr>AL\u003Cbr>NY\u003Cbr>MO\u003Cbr>IL |\n| --- | --- |\n\nInvest in education equity now  \nThis graph shows Michigan is among the worst in the nation for funding gaps between wealthy and poor districts. Please see  [edtru.st/3eRcjc](edtru.st/3eRcjcg)[g](edtru.st/3eRcjcg) for more details on this analysis.  \nSource: The Education Trust, Funding Gaps 2018  \nMake cuts equitably, not equally   \nRECOMMENDATIONS:  \nMODELING: FAIR FUNDING SCALE  \nFAIR FUNDING SCALE  \nLeast Equitable Most Equitable   \nStandard Approach: Uniform Dollar Cut  \nSame dollar amount cut for every student; does not account for students’ needs, including poverty  \nProportional Cut  \nSame percentage cut for every student  \nReduced Cut  \nReduced cuts for working-class and high-poverty districts  \nClosing the Gap  \nShields vulnerable students from harshest cuts  \nNo Cuts  \nfor Vulnerable Students  \nNo cuts for lowincome students, English learners and students with disabilities  \nMichigan’s Standard Approach: Why Change is Needed  \nWhen Michigan has had to make reductions to general per-pupil spending, cuts have historically been flat across the board, meaning the same dollar amount is c","cbCaif3qZKE6FAGl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaif3qZKE6FAGl","pdf",1738704,"English","# Recommendations and Policy Decisions\n## Prioritize Public Education Over Other Budget Areas\n## Prioritize Fairness: Equitably Invest in Vulnerable Students","[{\"question\":\"Why does the document emphasize prioritizing public education funding?\",\"answer\":\"It explains that state and local funding allocations shape learning conditions, including student support, extracurricular activities, instructional time, materials quality, and teacher compensation. 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