LANSING — With Michigan less than three weeks from a state government shutdown, Northern Michigan educators are again warning that lawmakers need to act fast to avoid disruptions in the classroom.

The Legislature is more than two months past their legal deadline to adopt an education budget plan and school officials say the delays are risking support for students who need it the most.

“Every day that passes without a budget, districts are forced into further contingency planning, instead of focusing on what we should be right now, which is student success,” said Dr. Tina Kerr, executive director of the Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators. “These superintendents and their entire teams are spending time and resources, again, trying to guess what the funding will lo

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