BY MARY FINN
Schools across the state are still waiting to hear about their budget for the rest of the year.
As the October 1st deadline came and went, the legislature did not resolve a spending plan for districts whose fiscal year began July 1st.
The proposed cut of $218 per student was rejected by the House and now leaves educators wondering what the next step will be.
Doug Pratt is the director of communications for the Michigan Education Association.
"We can't afford right now to not invest in public education. Our economy depends on it, our students depend on it".
Some effects, Pratt says, of this budget cut will be increased class sizes and potentially fewer teachers in the classrooms.
For CMU Public Radio News, I'm Mary Finn.
Schools across the state are still waiting to hear about their budget for the rest of the year.
As the October 1st deadline came and went, the legislature did not resolve a spending plan for districts whose fiscal year began July 1st.
The proposed cut of $218 per student was rejected by the House and now leaves educators wondering what the next step will be.
Doug Pratt is the director of communications for the Michigan Education Association.
"We can't afford right now to not invest in public education. Our economy depends on it, our students depend on it".
Some effects, Pratt says, of this budget cut will be increased class sizes and potentially fewer teachers in the classrooms.
For CMU Public Radio News, I'm Mary Finn.
