The Michigan proposals and their prospects

Detroit Free Press:

The plan:

• School districts where students show an average of one year academic growth per year of instruction would get bonus money, on top of per-pupil state aid. Some individual schools might qualify. In the 2012-13 School Aid Fund, $300 million would be set aside for rewards.

• Some funding for all districts would be tied to achievement, not enrollment.

• Tougher standards for individual schools to ensure academic progress.

• Require all districts to develop online dashboard that shows funding and academic progress. Prohibit districts from paying more than 80% of employee health care; those that fail would lose some state per-pupil funding.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at May 2, 2011 2:45 AM
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