K-12 aid

Political gridlock in the state Legislature has left education funding in limbo. School News Network’s Charles Honey talks with Dan Behm, executive director of Education Advocates of West Michigan, breaking down the reasons for the logjam and what can be done about it.

The campaign is a way to bolster volunteer numbers ahead of the upcoming school year. The nonprofit works with kids in kindergarten through eighth grade to create equitable opportunities through mentorship.

Democratic lawmakers called Monday for a quick up-or-down vote on disbursing $5 billion in federal coronavirus relief throughout Michigan, saying the…