Michigan schools get $160M in federal Medicaid funds. Cuts would harm students
Check out this opinion piece from the Lansing State Journal by MEA Senior Executive Director Erik Edoff and Peter Spadafore, executive director of the Michigan Alliance for Student Opportunity:
In a time of deep political division, it’s rare for management and labor to speak with one, united voice. But this moment calls for exactly that. Michigan’s congressional delegation must protect Medicaid and reject any proposals that would cut or cap this critical program. Doing so would devastate our public schools and put Michigan students at risk.
Medicaid may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about education funding, but for hundreds of school districts across our state, it’s a lifeline. In the 2023 school year alone, Michigan schools received over $160 million in federal Medicaid dollars — funds used to support students with disabilities, deliver mental health care, and help children succeed in the classroom and beyond.
