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An Investigation to Explain Structural Racism Associated with Michigan Public Charter Districts Funding Effort 

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The Intersectionality of Educating Black Students in Michigan: Public School Finance, Racial Segregation, and Housing Policy

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The Crisis of Michigan’s Public School Funding and Its Influence on Human Resources Management 

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Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture: The Intersectionality of Educating Black Students in Michigan: Public School Finance, Racial Segregation, and Housing Policy

University of Wisonsin-Madison 

Dr. Phillip Caldwell II was invited to give the Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture Series talk. The School of Education and the Wisconsin Center for Education Research sponsor the Carl A. Grant Scholars Lecture Series, formerly known as the Visiting Minority Scholar Lecture Series.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Presentation
Staffing matter: Race, Property Wealth, and School Funding in Michigan

Featured Research

Staffing Matters: Race,
Property Wealth, and
School Funding in
Michigan

Property wealth, which is tightly coupled with race, drives Michigan’s per-pupil funding. A district enrolling 1,000 Black and free and reduced lunch students would receive $1,581,000 less than a district with no Black or FRL students. That would equate to approximately 24 additional teachers earning $50,000 per year plus fringe benefits.

Eye on Fairness

What’s Below the Surface of Michigan School Funding for Black Students?

What's below the surface of Michigan School Funding

Contributors

Phillip 

Caldwell

Rajah Smart 

Jed 

Richardson

Leadership Corner

Addressing disproportionate discipline: Building equity by understanding the need for change

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Institute for Educational Funding Equity

Eastern Michigan University

Institute for Educational Funding Equity

The IEFE aims to achieve funding equity in public education by highlighting the importance of structural vulnerabilities in resource allocation as a way to better support students' needs and maximize their educational opportunities. 

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Partners

Additionally, the team has collaborative relationships with members at the following institutions:

  • Michigan Elementary and Secondary School Principal Association

  • Tennessee State University

  • University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign

  • University of Wisconsin- Wisconsin Center for Education Research

  • University of Michigan

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