Michigan School Infrastructure Needs $23B Fix – Urgent Study Finds
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Study reveals billions in critical repairs are required to ensure health, safety, and learning in Michigan’s aging school facilities, highlighting the urgent need for investment in Michigan school infrastructure.
$23BillionSchoolFacilitiesReportHighlightsUrgentInfrastructureNeedsAsweepingnewreportpresentedtotheMichiganStateBoardofEducationestimatesthatnearly$23billionwillbeneededoverthenextdecadetobringthestate’spublicK-12schoolbuildingsuptobasichealth,safety,andfunctionalitystandards.Thestudy,commissionedthroughSection11yoftheStateSchoolAidActandspearheadedbytheSchoolFinanceResearchFoundation,deliversthemostcomprehensiveassessmentofMichigan’sschoolinfrastructuretodate,underscoringthecriticalneedforimprovementsinMichiganschoolinfrastructure.
Thefindingspaintasoberingpicture:ofthe243millionsquarefeetofinstructionalspaceexamined,anestimated$5.3billioninrepairsarecriticalwithinthenextonetothreeyears,withanother$17.4billionrequiredinthefollowingsi
