Michigan’s K-12 education system has a “statewide pandemic recovery problem,” and more money is the answer, a nonprofit research group says.
As a result of two decades of “underinvestment,” the recovery of Michigan students from learning loss caused by school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic is “not going well,” according to a 2025 State of Michigan Education Report released this month by Edtrustmidwest (ETM), a nonpartisan research, advocacy, and technical assistance group.
ETM stated that “Michigan is woefully underfunding public schools.”
From 1995–2015, Michigan was the “worst in the nation for education revenue growth,” the report said.
Ranking seventh among the 50 states, Michigan currently spends $9,608 per pupil. New Jersey leads the nation, spending $13,946 per student, according to the report….