{"id":6086,"date":"2021-02-11T16:58:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T16:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/bayer\/?p=6086"},"modified":"2021-02-11T16:58:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T16:58:03","slug":"sen-bayer-on-education-childcare-budget-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/bayer\/2021\/02\/11\/sen-bayer-on-education-childcare-budget-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Bayer on education, childcare budget recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 11, 2021) \u2014 Sen.&nbsp;<strong>Rosemary Bayer<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Beverly Hills) has issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s Fiscal Year 2022 budget recommendation presented today to a joint meeting of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, which included historic funding for K-12 education and increased funding for childcare programs for those who need it most:<br \/><br \/>\u201cAs a computer engineer, when I see a problem, it&#8217;s my nature to want to solve it. The economic constraints the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on our school systems cannot be ignored, as they&#8217;ve created tremendous challenges with in-person and remote learning, and they have illustrated the inequities in our school-funding model.<br \/><br \/>\u201cIt is both logical and sensible to ask \u2014 as Gov. Whitmer is \u2014 for the largest-ever investment in education that includes school-related activities and supports that help working families, like access to affordable childcare for those who qualify. Michigan students and families need and deserve our support, not partisan games, and I look forward to doing everything I can to deliver that to them.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Key highlights of the governor\u2019s budget recommendations on education and childcare include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>$203 million increase in base per pupil funding, reducing the gap between the highest and lowest-funded districts to $336 per pupil.<\/li><li>$250 million to support student academic recovery, physical and mental health, and postsecondary readiness and transition.<\/li><li>$120 million to provide opportunities for summer learning, after-school learning, day camps, and other activities supporting student needs outside a regular schedule.<\/li><li>Raising the state payment for a full-day preschooler in the Great Start Readiness Program for the first time since 2014.<\/li><li>$362 million to expand childcare options for working families who qualify and to help support childcare providers as they recover from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. 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