Committee advances early-education scholarship using GET surplus The Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee voted to report a proposed substitute for House Bill 2438 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation; the substitute would create an early education scholarship funded annually from the GET account and include a statute-of-limitations provision and reporting changes.

A new proposal aims to tackle the shortage of early-childhood educators by providing up to 90 credits of tuition-free education—could this be the solution we need?

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Coalition urges Kalamazoo County to place childcare millage on the ballot as providers warn of imminent closures A coalition of early‑childhood providers and advocates told the county board the local childcare system is in crisis — especially for infants and toddlers — and urged commissioners to place a voter-funded children's millage on the ballot to create dedicated local funding and stabilize the workforce.

Kalamazoo County is facing a childcare crisis with 90% of ZIP codes classified as deserts for infants and toddlers, prompting a call for a millage to fund vital services and support early childhood educators.

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