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Pledge your support for Education Justice
The Michigan Education Justice Coalition (MEJC) brings together communities across the state to win equitable funding and resources for ALL of our schools!
By signing on to become an MEJC Education Justice Activist, you will receive updates on our campaigns, opportunities to connect with our local organizational
partners, and other information to help the movement for equitable education
People Organizing for Public Schools + Services (POPS) Interest Form
Please fill out this form if you're interested in joining or starting a chapter of POPS with Michigan Education Justice Coalition. By doing so, you're committing to organizing in your community better funding and democratic control of public services and being a part of statewide campaigns. We'll add you to monthly statewide virtual calls where you'll help us steer the direction of statewide work and learn organizing skills.
Back to School- Michigan Senate Candidate Forum
As students head back to school, we’re bringing the questions that matter most to us directly to the candidates. Join the Michigan Education Justice Coalition (MEJC) Youth Collective for a youth-led U.S. Senate candidate forum focused on the future of public education Thursday, August 27th. This is a virtual event open for all ages.
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Our Education Is Not a Game is a space for students to hear directly from candidates and ask how their decisions could impact our schools, communities, and futures. Youth will lead the conversation and ask candidates about increasing federal funding for public education, school vouchers, fully funding IDEA, and reopening and strengthening the U.S. Department of Education. This isn’t just another candidate forum. Students are living with the effects of education policy every day, and we deserve to understand what candidates actually plan to do about it. From school funding and mental health support to resources for students with disabilities, federal decisions can have a real impact on what happens in our classrooms.
Come hear from candidates, bring your questions, and learn more about what’s at stake for students in 2026.
Michigan Communities Demand Full & Sustainable Public School Funding
Michigan parents, students, educators, and community members are calling on the Legislature to pass a school budget by June 30, 2026, so districts can plan responsibly for the upcoming school year. We urge lawmakers to adopt the Senate’s Opportunity Index funding plan, commit to the Michigan Blueprint for special education funding, and prioritize fully funding public schools by following MEJC’s Recipe for Fully Funded Schools. Michigan’s students deserve fair, sustainable, and timely funding.
URGENT ACTION: TELL GOV. WHITMER TO OPPOSE TRUMP VOUCHER SCHEME
We have gotten word that Gov. Whitmer may opt in to Trump's (and Betsy Devos's) federal voucher scheme as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA). This would allow up to $5 BILLION in public dollars to be used on private school funding. Our public schools are already hurting, and allowing private school vouchers into Michigan would decimate them.
Write Gov. Whitmer TODAY to tell her: oppose Trump and DeVos's federal voucher scheme - NO PUBLIC MONEY FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
2026 Governors Forum on Education in Michigan
Join us September 26 at the Flagstar Strand Theatre in Pontiac for the 2026 Governors Forum on Education in Michigan. We’ll bring together Michigan gubernatorial and State Board of Education candidates to discuss their plans and priorities for public education across the state. Youth and community members will have the opportunity to hear directly from candidates and ask questions about the future of Michigan’s schools.
