LANSING
Schools on board to get federal aid
The Michigan Department of Education received more than 700 letters of agreement by Friday from school dis tricts and charter schools that want a slice of up to $400 million the state could receive in federal aid.
The agreements are crucial to Michigan’s chances of sharing in $4.35 billion set aside from stimulus funds to support innovation in schools. The U.S. Department of Education is to award the money on a competitive basis to states with promising reform plans. If Michigan is select ed, the state could receive between $200 million and $400 million.
The agreements have been controversial, though, with some union leaders — and administrators and board mem bers in some districts — refusing to sign.
A consistent concern school leaders raise is the lack of clarity in what Michigan’s plan will include.
There are about 850 school districts and charter schools in Michigan.
To view a summary of Michigan’s plan, go to www.michigan.gov/mde.
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