Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will propose spending $2.3 billion over four years to recruit and retain teachers and other school staff, enticing them with annual $2,000 bonuses that would grow to $4,000 by 2025.
Her plan to address educator shortages, provided to The Associated Press, is part of the budget Whitmer will present to lawmakers.
Starting in the fall, all full-time returning K-12 public employees would get $2,000, with part-timers receiving less based on hours worked.
They would get an additional $2,000 in 2023.
Teachers and other certified staff like counselors would qualify for $3,000 in 2024 and $4,000 in 2025.