Most states pay for so-called “adequacy studies” to calculate how much they should be spending to give students a quality education. Michigan is among a minority of states that have balked at such studies, while questioning their usefulness.
Chastity Pratt
Chastity Pratt is a former reporter for Bridge.
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A brief history of Proposal A, or how we got here
Proposal A was a bipartisan solution that offered property tax relief to Michigan residents while cutting the gap between poor and more affluent districts. A primer on how it works and why it needs an overhaul.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Benchmark: City services
Detroit’s new mayor and City Council are taking ownership of fixing street lights, blight and bus service within six months. Can they succeed where others failed?
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Benchmark: Schools
Decades of reform have failed to boost student learning in Detroit’s struggling public schools. Will improved teacher training help?