All districts — After joining kitchen staff to serve lunches on Monday to second- and third-graders at Hamilton Elementary School in Kentwood Public Schools, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer explained the need for the state’s universal free school meal program to continue.
She also touched on the stalled state budget, emphasizing that she believes a bipartisan budget will be approved and a government shutdown avoided.
The press conference to reporters took place just nine days before the Oct. 1 deadline for the state government to finalize a budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
“We are coming down to the end here, and I am going to say working every day to make sure that we get this done on time and that it prioritizes our kids, feeds our kids, doubles down on literacy, trains more qualified and skilled teachers, continues to make record investments in teachers and expanding safety and health resources,” she said…