Democrat Gary McDowell Voted to Decrease School Funding and Increase Taxes

jennerationx.com ^ | 9/25/10 | jennerationx

[jenk]

The School Aid Budget of 2009 was decreased the per pupil annual grant to schools as a result of Democrat lawmakers including Gary McDowell. The idea was, to make the State less burdened by school aid, because Federal Stimulus dollars were going to fill the shortfall.

McDowell shows us what he does in his free time in Lansing.

The consequence of such actions is, as the Citizens Research Council point out in their publication, “The Fiscal Year 2011 School Aid Fund Budget: A Day Late and a Few Million Dollars Short” to burden the State further the following year, this year, because the stimulus payment was a one-time deal. So, of course, now that the State aid was decreased last year, and there are no Federal stimulus dollars this year, we now have a huge burden on Michigan Taxpayers, and less money for schools.

This would appropriate $12.948 billion, compared to $12.823 billion for FY 2009-2010, and $12.863 billion recommended by Gov. Granholm (contingent on a $557 million tax increase).

[jimpick]

Cut the whole education budget, I don’t care. My kids won’t be in public school again. As a side note when my kids were in public school we complained about one school staffer for being mean to the kids. Appears she is being prosecuted for child abuse now. The school said we were making things up. I guess it just goes to show how messed up the schools in Michigan are.