As the U.S. rightfully confronts longstanding inequality and racial injustice, Michiganders have a historic opportunity to address decades-long underinvestment in education and opportunity gaps disproportionately impacting students of color, students from low-income families, students with disabilities, English learners and students in rural communities.

A Marshall Plan: Reimagining Michigan Public Education offers a pragmatic, solutions-based educational recovery agenda for COVID-19. With this educational recovery is call to action for a ‘new normal’ that equitably invests in all communities and recognizes every child’s innate capacity to learn at high levels, no matter the color of their skin, the language they speak or their zip code.

Key recommendations include:

• Fair investment
• Honest Information, Transparency and Public Reporting
• Extended Learning Time
• Quality Virtual Instruction and Access
• Inclusivity and Socioemotional Supports
• Transitions to Postsecondary Opportunities

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