Launch Michigan

Launch Michigan is celebrating the $100+ million in efficiency grants recently awarded to school districts around the state, representing a critical step in advancing the work that we have long championed: ensuring that public education funding is used to benefit Michigan students and educators. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3V6uxyu

? Grants Clock Update: As of November 5, $1.99 billion of the $3.8 billion in grants Launch Michigan is tracking for the current fiscal year have been allocated to classrooms. Learn more and explore the Grants Clock: https://bit.ly/4hSPXcd

Launch Michigan President/CEO Venessa Keesler joined a panel at the Public Sector Consultants Pundit Summit to discuss how making Michigan a more prosperous state starts with reinventing our public education system and ensuring that every student is set up for success.

Look who's coming to Pundit Summit! All of these people are attending the most anticipated election outcomes event in Michigan. Will you be there? From the ballot to the breakdown, policy experts and political insiders will be ready to give you the ultimate postelection analysis less than two days after polls close. Come for in-depth analysis of the 2024 presidential election, down ballot races, and their impact on Michigan and beyond, stay for the hot takes and cold drinks. Find out more and register at www.punditsummit.com! #punditsummit #michigan #election #swingstate

Launch Michigan President/CEO Venessa Keesler and Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators Executive Director Dr. Tina Kerr joined the Michigan Information & Research Service Inc. (mirsnews.com) Monday podcast to dive into the public school grant distribution process and how the Launch Michigan Grants Clock provides transparency and holds the state accountable for efficiently distributing funds for classrooms. Listen here:

As Michigan’s public schools enter the fall months, a critical issue continues to plague our education system: the slow and burdensome distribution of funds allocated by the state for K-12 schools. We created the Grants Clock to provide transparency around the distribution of grant funds and hold the state accountable for getting money to Michigan classrooms that need it most. Read more from Launch Michigan President/CEO Venessa Keesler in The Detroit News:

In our first-ever annual report, we share our wins as an organization as well as an overview of where we’re going in the coming months. Learn more about our transition to a 501(c)(3), our strategic planning and fundraising, and our successful release of a district comparison dashboard to demonstrate how Michigan school districts compare to districts in top-performing states:

Schools and districts need timely access to budget funds to provide important programming and supports to students. The Launch Michigan Grants Clock monitors how much money has been distributed to schools and holds the state accountable for ensuring classrooms receive funds in a timely manner. See the grants database: https://bit.ly/3YgPQ2v

The Launch Michigan Grants Clock is a new tool designed to provide transparency regarding the public school grant distribution process and hold the state accountable for the efficient distribution of funds for classrooms. See the grants database: https://lnkd.in/d3jczZJu

Launch Michigan created the Grants Clock to provide transparency regarding available public school grant opportunities, the grant distribution process, and to hold the state accountable for the efficient distribution of funds for classrooms. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gnWPcjkQ