Granholm signs bill cutting school funding by $165 per student detnews.com The Detroit News:
"Lansing -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a public school aid bill late Monday that spells double trouble for some local districts -- a cut of $165 per student and elimination of money designed to protect them when property tax reform was passed.
The governor vetoed $51.5 million for 51 eligible districts -- including some of the highest spending in the state -- that have received payments since Proposal A reform was approved 16 years ago. Proposal A aimed to eliminate property taxes as the source of funding for school districts and replaced it with basic foundation grants.
The largest cuts among the 26 districts from Metro Detroit will be felt by Dearborn and Livonia, being slashed $4.9 million each, Walled Lake, which would lose $4.7 million, and Warren Consolidated, by $3.7 million."
"Lansing -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a public school aid bill late Monday that spells double trouble for some local districts -- a cut of $165 per student and elimination of money designed to protect them when property tax reform was passed.
The governor vetoed $51.5 million for 51 eligible districts -- including some of the highest spending in the state -- that have received payments since Proposal A reform was approved 16 years ago. Proposal A aimed to eliminate property taxes as the source of funding for school districts and replaced it with basic foundation grants.
The largest cuts among the 26 districts from Metro Detroit will be felt by Dearborn and Livonia, being slashed $4.9 million each, Walled Lake, which would lose $4.7 million, and Warren Consolidated, by $3.7 million."