LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republicans who control the Michigan Legislature are proposing a $1.3 billion one-time funding boost to help K-12 schools reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.
The plan unveiled Tuesday also calls for letting schools start before Labor Day without needing a waiver, redefining “attendance” to allow for online learning and reducing the number of snow day allowances so remote instruction occurs instead.
The GOP proposal would increase state funding by $800 a student to implement robust distance-learning plans and to cover new health and safety measures.
Teachers would each get a $500 bonus.
Uncertainty remains on whether schools may still face cuts.