Mich. governor ties extra school cash to learning
Quick ReadGovernor wants to tie portion of Michigan education funding to how much students learn
Photo credit: AP | Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder presents his executive budget proposal to a joint House and Senate committee, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. At left is Lt. Gov. Brian Calley. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
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(AP) -- Michigan's governor said Thursday that the state should capitalize on its brightest economic outlook in a decade by opening its checkbook to school districts -- but only those that can show their students actually are learning from year to year.
Republican Rick Snyder's plan for districts to compete for $70 million in extra state money is part of a growing trend in performance-based...
