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New budget proposal no real investment in education

Posted on 02/09/12 at 3:42pm

Gov. Snyder presented his 2013 budget today, but while schools will see more money--there are strings attached. And it still isn't enough of a boost to make up for the $1 billion cut schools saw last year.
In a news release today, MEA President Steve Cook said, "Putting a fraction of that $1 billion back into schools doesn't fix the problems that such a massive cut caused last year--it only continues to enrich the corporate special interests who benefitted from the $1.8 billion tax cut that the education cuts enabled."

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Governor wants to give more money to schools

Posted on 02/08/12 at 3:43pm

When Gov. Snyder presents his budget proposal to the Legislature tomorrow, schools are expected to see a 2.8 to 3 percent increase in state funding—still not enough to make up for a $1 billion cut to schools last year so corporate special interests could enjoy a $1.8 billion tax cut.

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Statement from MEA President on Snyder budget proposal

Posted on 02/09/12 at 2:05pm

The following statement can be attributed to MEA President Steven Cook in response to today’s education budget proposals from Gov. Rick Snyder:

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