On Tuesday, March 3, Research Director Craig Thiel presented to the House K-12 Budget Subcommittee regarding Michigan’s use of a weighted-student funding (WSF) model to distribute state aid to school districts. A WSF model provides additional dollars (using per-student funding “weights”) to districts serving low-income, special education, and English learner students in recognition of the added costs they incur to educate these students to state standards.  Craig shared information about the history of WSF, recent funding increases for low-income students, and an assessment of Governor Whitmer’s recent K-12 state budget proposal.