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Appropriations Summary |
Actual[64] |
Recommended |
Savings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interdepartmental Grants: |
$1,446,300 |
$1,446,300 |
0 |
|
Federal Funds: |
$744,495,900 |
$656,668,400 |
$87,797,500 |
|
State General Fund/General Purpose: |
$42,324,300 |
$40,528,100 |
$1,796,200 |
|
Special Revenue Funds: |
$21,794,600 |
$21,794,600 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Appropriation: |
$810,061,100 |
$720,467,400 |
$89,593,700 |
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is the
administrative arm of the State Board of Education, implementing federal and
state legislative mandates in the fields of education and rehabilitation. The
Board appoints a superintendent of public administration to serve as the
principal executive officer of the Department of Education.
The most effective way to improve primary and secondary
education in Michigan is to allow full educational choice, where parents are
neither prohibited from, nor penalized for, sending their children to a public
or private school they choose. However, in the short term, the Department of
Education should take immediate steps to streamline its operations by
eliminating unnecessary spending.
Below is a list of specific programs that should be marked
for either elimination or reduction by the legislature within the next fiscal
year.
