After a months-long stalemate, school districts in Michigan finally have an answer to what their budget looks like for the school year.

Superintendent Dr. John VanWagoner with Traverse City Area Public Schools tells us that it was hard getting to this point, but have had time to process what happened and how it affects the area.

Districts like Buckley Community Schools, while happy progress has been made, are frustrated with how it happened.

Superintendent Jessica Harrand say “The uncertainty and the lack of, an interactive process in the budget creation is really concerning. Not just at like, a school leader level, but also our legislators didn’t give us information because they didn’t know ”

The budget includes $10,050 in per pupil funding, as well as $321 million in school safety an

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