Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unveiled an $80.7 billion spending proposal for the state’s next budget cycle, calling for a handful of initiatives centered around a 'Michigan Guarantee' of educational access and economic opportunities.
Some states were using welfare program funds intended for low-income parents on scholarships or grants for middle- and high-income students without children. Colleges and universities in at least eight states could lose a total of between $970 million and $1.3 billion in scholarship funding under a new rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Students eligible for the Detroit Promise must have lived in Detroit, attended any high school in Detroit their junior and senior year and graduated high school or obtained their state certified GED.