The School Finance Research Collaborative has done research on costs per student, including food services, transportations, etc. Matt Gillard is the CEO of Michigan’s Children and a member of the collaborative and says Gov. Whitmer’s plan is a step in the right direction but we have a lot of work to do to get where we need to be.
“It costs more to educate a special education student and poor families, economically disadvantages students need more attention and Michigan’s finance, education finance structure has done a bad job of recognizing that, and we’ve fallen behind other states,” said Gillard.