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Michigan Board of Education Concerned Over Whitmer’s MiLEAP Funding

Feb 20, 2024 | 11:58 AM

Photo: Don Reid ~ USA TODAY NETWORK

MICHIGAN, Feb. 20, 2024 ~ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer‘s new Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) is already causing a ire among state education leaders.

In Whitmer’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year, 75% of the Department of Education‘s funds would be transferred to MiLEAP, which has has raised concerns with some members of the State Board of Education about if this move is constitutional in Michigan. MiLEAP, which launched in December, was created to enroll children into pre-K and create paths for higher education.

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Feb. 20, 2024 ~ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has introduced a new state education agency, and is proposing to shift 75% of the Department of Education‘s budget to the new agency. State Board of Education member Nikki Snyder talks with Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds about the concerns over the new budget.

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