Schools still would see their funding drop by the equivalent of $165 per student.
Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 4:39 p.m.
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LANSING -- The Michigan House has voted to tap federal stimulus money set aside for next year to soften a cut in school funding now.
By a vote of 74-29, a majority of House members said Thursday the $184 million should be used to help schools avoid all but $10 of a $127 per student cut ordered by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Schools still would see their funding drop by the equivalent of $165 per student.
The bill looks unlikely to pass the Senate. A Senate Republican spokesman says the House instead should use $100 million saved by freezing a tax credit for low income workers.
The House measure would restore half of the $52 million cut from wealthier school districts.
