Record $1.7B Of School Aid Fund Money Funded Colleges, Universities In New Budget

A record $1.7 billion from the School Aid Fund is going to higher education and community colleges in the newly passed FY 2026-27 “school bus” budget, furthering a decades-old budget practice that has grown substantially in recent years.

A proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul the way Michigan’s university boards are selected failed in the House today, prompting Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) to warn Democrats that they’re going to be “wishing they made this deal today.”