Equity-Driven • Data-Centered • Student-Focused Stay informed on the latest news and information on education in Michigan. More must be done in future budget cycles to address structural inequities and meet the needs of at-risk students, students with disabilities, English learners… More must be done in future budget cycles to address structural inequities and meet the needs of at-risk students, students with disabilities, English learners… The following statement may be attributed to Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest.“The emerging School Aid Budget framework … Without additional funding and supports, COVID-19 crisis may exacerbate troubling trendsBy Riley Stone, data and policy analystBefore the COVID-19 crisis, ensu… Without additional funding and supports, COVID-19 crisis may exacerbate troubling trendsThis analysis is part of a periodic series examining the six recommenda… When Education Trust-Midwest issued its 2020 State of Michigan Education Report, A Marshall Plan: Reimagining Michigan Public Education, schools had closed en … New projections for the budget year beginning on October 1 confirm that the state will have significant shortfalls, even as estimates have improved since May. … ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Aug. 24, 2020) ― The following statement may be attributed to Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest."State budget… Statement by Amber Arellano, Executive Director, The Education Trust-Midwest“We applaud Governor Whitmer and Michigan’s legislative leadership for their work o… Meeting in a rare Saturday session, the Michigan Senate approved “return to learn” bills hailed as a bipartisan deal struck late Friday by Gov. Gretchen Whitme… The following excerpt is from a recent blog on quality virtual instruction and access. Read the full post here.By Ayat AL-Tamimi, Policy Fellow Ayat AL-Tamimi,… Schools across the nation are poised to adopt either full- or partial-distance learning environments this fall, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and safety precaut… This is the second in a periodic series examining the six recommendations in our recent 2020 State of Michigan Education Report, A Marshall Plan: Reimagining M… By Jennifer MrozowskiAs the conversation intensifies in Michigan and nationally on how to plug budget shortfalls due to the COVID-19 economic crisis, it’s crit… In a new analysis, ETM unveils equitable funding options to shield vulnerable students amid projected budget shortfalls By Jennifer MrozowskiAt a time of great… (July 28, 2020) – At a time of great inequality of opportunity deepened by the COVID-19 crisis, The Education Trust-Midwest and a broad cross-section of busine… The Education Trust-Midwest (ETM), in partnership with The Education Trust, conducted extensive modeling to identify more equitable formulas that could replace… Resources can help district and school leadership teams, community leaders and advocates prepare equity-centered plans to support vulnerable studentsBy Jennife… Educational recovery will necessitate equity-based budget decisions, education advocates sayMichiganders must address decades-long underinvestment in education… The president of the Michigan State Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction have requested a waiver of federal requirements for student ass…Fierce advocates for the high academic achievement of all students – particularly those of color and living in poverty.
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Statement from the Education Trust-Midwest on Bipartisan Budget Maintaining Per-Pupil Funding and Including a One-Time Per-Student Increase
Equity Edition: Bipartisan Budget Maintains Per-Pupil Funding and Includes One-Time Per-Student Increase
Statement by The Education Trust-Midwest on Emerging School Aid Budget Framework
The Equity Edition: Michigan’s College Remediation Rates in Poor Districts More Than Double the Rate of Wealthier Districts
Analysis: Michigan’s College Remediation Rates in Poor Districts More Than Double the Rate of Wealthier Districts
The Equity Edition: Extended Learning More Important Than Ever in Return to School
The Equity Edition: School Aid Fund Revenue Estimate and Equitable Funding Coverage
Statement from The Education Trust-Midwest on School Aid Fund Revenue Estimate
Statement by Amber Arellano on bipartisan education deal
Social-emotional support and wrap-around services essential for students as they return to schoolSocial-emotional support and wrap-around services essential for students as they return to school
The Equity Edition – Special Edition: Early learning, high expectations and Michigan’s digital divide.
High Expectations for Every Learning Environment
Michigan’s Digital Divide
The time is now to equitably invest in Michigan’s students
The Equity Edition: A call for prioritizing public education and equitable budget strategies
Ed Trust-Midwest Joins Business, Civil Rights and Civic Leaders in a Campaign Calling on Leaders to Invest in Michigan’s Students, Adopt Fairer School Funding
Modeling: Fair Funding Scale
The Equity Edition: Equity centered plans to support vulnerable students
The Equity Edition: Underinvestment and inequality place Michigan near bottom, school accountability and returning to school
Statement from the Education Trust-Midwest on Michigan’s premature request to cancel assessments of learning and school accountability
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