(AP) -- LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The State Board of Education is urging Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the Legislature to immediately find money to reduce cuts in the public schools budget. A resolution approved unanimously Monday also says the board will help develop a long-term solution in coming months to pay for education.
The board moved up its meeting after Granholm signed a schools budget a week ago that contained a cut of $165 per student and slashed $51 million in extra funds for 39 districts. Granholm ordered another $127-per-student cut on Thursday because of falling revenue.
Experts from different sides of the political spectrum told the board that Michigan must start taxing more services so the tax base grows with the economy.
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