‘A CRISIS THAT SHOULDN’T BE’ | Superintendents, education advocates speak on growing consequences of Michigan’s state budget delay

LANSING, Mich. — Wyoming Public Schools Superintendent Craig Hoekstra likely doesn’t need more responsibilities, as he already commands a school district of roughly 4,000 students.

“I do what I do because of the people I do it with,” Hoekstra said.

But now, he’s just one of many school leaders around the state grappling with what to do without a state budget. While lawmakers in Lansing have blown past a statutory, yet toothless deadline to have a budget in place by July 1, school districts have already had to make financial decisions as the academic year has gotten underway…

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