Cuts to K-12 reflect only part of the impact on children

As severe as they are, budget cuts to schools tell only part of the story when it comes to describing the impact Michigan’s budget woes are having on our students.

A recent update by Michigan’s Children highlights the final 2009-10 budget provisions affecting children and families. It’s a report worth reading, and can help your staff and community members understand the urgency around the need to fix Michigan’s funding crisis and find a sustainable solution to our continuing structural deficits.

From the report summary:

"In the context of more than eight years of budget cuts affecting vulnerable children and families, as well as one-time measures to balance the state budget, Michigan’s Children believes that children can ill afford efforts by state leaders to continue to cut their way out of Michigan's fiscal problems. Michigan's Children has joined forces with a range of other organizations to help promote alternatives to help address Michigan’s structural budget deficit and ensure that Michigan builds a stable and fair tax system that generates sufficient revenue to protect children and invest in the next generation of Michigan workers."

Read the full report or for more information on Michigan’s budget crisis and alternatives to further budget cuts, visit Michigan’s Children’s website at www.michiganschildren.org.