As the GPPSS begins the 2023-24 budget development process, let’s get some context for the apparently rough voyage ahead.
Tag: Proposal A
Where Does GPPSS Higher Spending Go?
In this post we examine the question of whether the GP communities’ higher investment per pupil is worth it.
The Truth About GPPSS Taxes
Local school districts are not above receiving criticism, but it ought to be factual. Public bashing of the Grosse Pointe Public School System is in vogue, but the truth should matter. A letter published by the Grosse Pointe News last week claims to debunk “myths” about the GPPSS such as…
Proposal A Makes Its Case
Shouldn’t record high School Aid Fund revenue funding ever fewer Michigan students feel better than this?
Enrollment decline’s ferocious appetite
Here we examine the GPPSS budget developments, inclusive of the 2016 audit and the 2017 budget.
Living on the edge
The GPPSS’ company among districts that pay above average teacher salaries and have below average ratios of pupils to teachers is dwindling and the risks of doing so are great. The Board of Education ought to heed the warning signs and contemplate how the district will maintain this position.
10 observations on proposed Michigan School Aid Fund budget recommendation
Here are my top ten observations prompted by my review of two presentations on the State of Michigan budget along with my previous years of analysis of state and local education budgets.
Technology one area where state SHOULD meddle
Election Day tomorrow will see schools in just the Metro Detroit area seek well over a quarter billion dollars in tax revenue increases for technology bonds. Tech bonds are a form of Capital Bonds that skirt the revenue increase limitations placed on Michigan public schools by Proposal A. The impact…
Is Grosse Pointe really a donor district?
A frequent claim among taxpayers in the Grosse Pointe Public School System is that we are a “donor district” in relation to K-12 funding, implying that we send more in taxes to Lansing than we get back from them. With mandated school choice potentially looming and the recent residency debates,…