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Senate's K-12 Floor Set At $7,346
Senate Republicans tied a rock to the ankles of Gov. Jennifer GRANHOLM's latest education reform ideas, but Democrats and Republicans alike supported a School Aid Fund (SAF) budget today that bumps up the state's payment to local school districts between $108 and $216 a student, setting the funding floor at $7,346 a child.
Granholm To Educators: Use These Leadership Positions
Speaking before the 13th Annual Governor's Education Summit — 21st Century Learning: A Foundation for a Prosperous Michigan, Gov. Jennifer GRANHOLM pressed educators to help push her education agenda.
"If we don't make these changes, we'll look back and say 'what were we doing with these leadership positions," Granholm told the audience. "You're all in leadership positions or you wouldn't be here."
During her remarks, the governor pushed the education agenda she'd outlined in her 2008 State of the State Address and in her budget message. Key components are:
