Sunday, February 22, 2026

And the kids can't read!-----MEA calls $34k-per-student district ‘woefully underfunded’

Benton Harbor uses online instruction to fill staffing gaps - Jamie A. Hope 
Benton Harbor Area Schools, which receives more money on a per-student basis than almost every other district in Michigan, is hiring virtual teachers to fill teaching vacancies — a move the Michigan Education Association cites as evidence of inadequate funding.
The state teachers union blames lack of spending. ”This is clearly an example of a district that is woefully underfunded,” said MEA spokesman Thomas Morgan.
  • “The virtual teacher is able to do everything an in-person teacher does, except he/she is not present physically,” Macek said. 
  • She added that there is an adult in the room to monitor students...


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