The cuts are part of Snyder's recently released budget
LANSING (AP) -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's deep budget cuts for public schools could force school districts to close buildings, reduce staff benefits, privatize some services, share administrators, and offer more online classes.
That might be just what the new Republican governor wants.
Faced with a new report that shows that more than half of Michigan's high schools will have fewer than 10 percent of their students graduating this spring ready for college, Snyder is switching the discussion from what money buys to how well districts are doing their jobs.
But many school administrators, teachers, and parents say he's going too far. They fear children won't get as good an education because of the cuts.
A recent EPIC-MRA poll in Michigan shows 62 percent oppose cutting K-12 funding, while 32 percent support it.
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