Amber Arellano

Jul 18, 2024 | crainsgrandrapids.com | Amber Arellano |Alice Thompson |Mike Jandernoa |Tim Gortsema

By Amber Arellano, Alice Thompson and Mike JandernoaIt’s become common knowledge in Michigan that we have a serious teacher recruitment and retention problem. The problem is most acute in higher-poverty districts, however. Michigan’s unfair school funding system that inadequately funds higher-poverty districts contributes to this crisis, leading higher-poverty districts to struggle to provide competitive compensation and experience high rates of teacher turnover.