Thursday, March 26, 2026

Whitmer urges more funding for early childhood education

Whitmer's budget blueprint also includes $625 million in literacy programs that she said are designed to support early starts, proven methods (including expanded training for educators in evidence-based reading instruction and increased literacy coaching in classrooms), and extra help for students who need it most. 

"We've done great work together already with the Science of Reading," said Whitmer, referring to literacy legislation that passed in 2024, "but this is just the next step to bringing about the outcomes we all desperately want to see."…

https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-03-25/whitmer-urges-more-funding-for-early-childhood-education 


 

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