January 19, 2021

Federal relief for schools is coming, but is it going to the right places?

Craig Thiel, research director for the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, discusses the recently passed federal stimulus, which includes funding for schools, but also the decades-old formula being used to determine where the money goes.

Citizens Research Council of Michigan · Federal relief for schools is coming, but is it going to the right places?

Federal relief for schools is coming, but is it going to the right places?

Federal relief for schools is coming, but is it going to the right places?

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