Fact check: What’s true, false, misleading about Michigan’s education slide

Boosting Michigan education funding; worse test scores

This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here. In 10 years, Michigan boosted K-12 education spending more than 41 states The result: More staffers and worse test scores. ‘We invest more per pupil than most states and achieve bottom 10 results’ There’s plenty of blame, and one consensus: Michig…

Higher Taxes Won’t Fix Michigan’s Schools

Michigan pours a hefty $15,000 of taxpayer money each year into educating every one of its students, placing it among the states with the highest per-pupil spending in the nation. And surely, top spending guarantees top results… right?  Wrong. As Governor Gretchen Whitmer admits, Michigan’s education outcomes remain alarmingly poor. Just 24% of fourth graders read proficiently, and only 24% of eighth graders are proficient in math, ranking Michi…

Fact check: What’s true, false, misleading about Michigan’s education slide

From poverty and special interests to the lockdown and school choice, theories abound about Michigan’s declining test scores. Other states have the same issues but are doing better.