School budget compromise heads to vote; $50M set aside to potentially cover Detroit schools debt

School budget compromise heads to vote; $50M set aside to potentially cover Detroit schools debt - Crain's Detroit Business:
LANSING — .."It was not widely perceived in the field as helpful," he said of rewarding districts for best practices. "I don't know that we need to incent repeatedly good behavior."

Lawmakers also set aside $50 million in case they later agree to Gov. Rick Snyder's recent request to cover debt in Detroit's troubled school district. That debate is unlikely to be resolved until the fall at the earliest.

Overall, the school aid budget will rise by $209 million, or 1.5 percent. It includes $26 million in new funding for the GOP governor's initiative to improve students' reading skills by third grade.