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Investments in At-Risk Student Funding Slow to Improve Third Grade Reading

...as at-risk and eligible for supplemental services if they meet one or more state-specified risk factors (e.g., low family income, academic risk indicator, English learner) under Section

Council Briefs

September 10, 2025
Tags at-risk funding, science of reading, third grade reading

New Budget Pours $250 Million More into “At-risk” Student Funding, But Asks School Districts for Little More in the Way of Increased Transparency or Accountability

...serving “at-risk” students. Policymakers should consider how to leverage future state investments in “at-risk” funding to move districts toward adoption of student-based budgeting systems to better ensure

Council Briefs

October 29, 2025
Tags at-risk funding, school aid, state budget

Major Drop in Economically Disadvantaged Student Counts Will Create “At-Risk” Funding Cliff for Schools Next Year

...of at-risk funds among school districts based on the number of students counted as “economically disadvantaged” in the prior school year (fall student count). So, for instance,

Council Briefs

March 19, 2025
Tags at-risk funding, state budget

Policy Options to Support Children from Birth to Age Three

...that approximately 260,000 Michigan children from birth to age three are at risk, representing 56 percent of children in this age range. We define children as “at

Publication

November 17, 2014
Tags at risk, child care, children, government, home visiting, medical homes, Michigan, policy, preschool

Budget Proposals Backtrack on State’s Recent Commitment to “At-risk” Students

...of their “at-risk” dollars to supplement, not supplant, funding received from other revenue streams. This prevents districts from diverting existing funding intended for “at-risk” services when state

Council Briefs

June 17, 2024
Tags "at-risk" students

The COVID-19 Recession Imperils the State’s Cash Position

...year.  Risks Coming into 2020, the state was in a much healthier position than during the previous two decades.  At the same time, some risk factors remain,

Publication

August 19, 2020

Media Citations

...Research Council: From Events to Equity: Reading Proficiency for At-Risk 3rd-Graders Still Declining, Michigan Business Network (September 12) Report: Data still in infancy, but despite at-risk investments,

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April 15, 2026

Assessing School-level Per-student Spending Equity in Michigan’s Largest School Districts

...statistically more “at risk” of not completing high school. “At-risk” students include those that are low-income (qualify for free/reduced-price lunch), English language learners, or meet other criteria.

Council Briefs

May 20, 2024

Supporting Community-Led Programs Should be the State’s Next Suicide Prevention Policy

...to reduce suicide rates among men in particular, since being male is an identifiable risk factor. Access to emergency behavioral health services is another community-level risk factor,

Council Briefs

December 20, 2023
Tags community-led, Mental Health, Michigan, Public Health, Suicide, suicide prevention

Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Weather, Climate, and Public Health

...for those at risk. Since many are apt to discount the dangers posed by extreme cold, public notifications, alerts, and education are important to ensure that people

Council Briefs

January 31, 2019
Tags Climate Change, Cold, Emergency Response, Polar Vortex, Public Health
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