In 2020, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer agreed to provide the Detroit Public Schools Community District with $94 million to fund literacy programs. That money is finally coming through.
Two state lawmakers said it s time for their colleagues to approve and deliver $94.4 million in funding for literacy programs for Detroit students that are part of the legal settlement of a historic public education case.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last May reached a settlement between the state and a group of Detroit students who sued over their right to literacy. In the deal, Whitmer agreed to ask the state Legislature to approve $94.4 million for literacy efforts for Detroit children.
State Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Detroit, introduced House Bill 4480, which would appropriate $94.4 million to fund literacy-related programs and initiatives for Detroit Public Schools Community District.