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Costing Out the Resources Needed to Meet Michigan’s Standards and Requirements

School Finance Research Collaborative 2018 study that determined the true cost to educate a Michigan child.

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Business leaders, education experts urge lawmakers to heed SFRC study

June 18, 2020, recording of SFRC media event on COVID-19 and school funding

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Support Staff Recommendations to Meet Student Needs

School Finance Research Collaborative recommendations to meet all student needs  

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Michigan School Finance at the Crossroads: A Quarter Century of State Control

Michigan State University professor David Arsen endorses the Collaborative’s research in this report.

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Polling memo: Important school funding issues in Michigan

The School Finance Research Collaborative has produced polling on important school funding issues in Michigan.

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Funding Gaps: An Analysis of School Funding Equity Across the U.S. and Within Each State

The Education Trust report finds that states aren't addressing the needs of students living in poverty.  

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Overview: School Finance Research Collaborative Study

An overview of the School Finance Research Collaborative study and its key findings

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School Finance Research Collaborative Study Fact Sheet

Fact sheet on School Finance Research Collaborative adequacy study  

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Special Education Funding Subcommittee Report

Report focuses on funding special education in Michigan

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A Punishing Decade for School Funding

Report: Public school funding on the decline

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School Finance 101

Report on public and private school funding in the United States.

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Can school finance reforms improve student achievement?

Washington Center for Equitable Growth report on school funding reform.

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Upjohn Institute: The Road Toward K-12 Excellence in Michigan

Report discusses link between public school resources and student achievement in Michigan.

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State Funding Mechanisms for English Language Learners

Education Commission of the States report discusses how different states approach funding for English Language Learners.

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2017 Kids Count Data Book

Michigan was ranked 41st of 50 states in a state-to-state comparison of education outcomes, and 32nd in overall child wellbeing nationwide in the 2017 Kids Count Data Book.

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Albert Shanker Institute: Does Money Matter in Education?

Albert Shanker Institute report finds direct connections between public school spending and student performance.

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21st Century Education Commission Report Resources

Michigan School Business Officials post materials from the 21st Century Education Commission Report.

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Cost Analysis: 21st Century Education Commission Report

The 21st Century Education Commission's estimates of implementing its recent findings.

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Executive Summary: 21st Century Education Commission Report

A summary of the 21st Century Education Commission Report.

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21st Century Education Commission Report

State-commissioned report finds that research-based solutions are needed to reexamine school funding in Michigan.

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Michigan School Finance and Organization

A report on declining enrollment and other challenges facing Michigan's public schools.

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Education Reform and Limits of Policy

A close look at education reform and policy in Michigan.

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Which Districts Get Into Financial Trouble and Why

An Education Policy Center report on Michigan's school districts that have faced financial challenges.

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Michigan Education Finance Study: Key Considerations

A summary of key questions following the 2016 release of the Michigan Education Finance Study.

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A Look at State School Adequacy Studies

A review of adequacy studies conducted across the United States over the past decade.

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Report on Fiscal Policy and Politics in Education

A look at the roles fiscal policy and politics play in public education funding.

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Center for Tax and Budget Accountability Report

Report discusses links between high-quality education, good paying jobs and the economy.

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An Analysis of Notably Successful School Districts

A report on Notably Successful School Districts, as defined in the Michigan Education Finance Study.

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A Review of the Michigan Education Finance Study

Prepared by JL Myers Consulting for the Oakland Schools Education Foundation.

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Citizens Research Council of Michigan

Has a wealth of K-12 related research documents.

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Michigan Education Finance Study

Prepared for the State of Michigan, June 2016

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