All parents deserve to know how their school is performing and receive the information that they need to make the best choices for their child’s education. To best support our students’ success, we first have to be honest about student performance. That starts with data.
Indeed, it’s more important than ever to know how best to direct resources and support to students and communities most in need through investments and solution-based, research-based strategies. This is especially true for children who are traditionally underserved by Michigan’s inequitable education system: Black, Latino, rural students, English Learners, and students with disabilities.
To hold schools accountable and improve education for all Michigan children, we need full and reliable data. The Education Trust-Midwest is committed to fighting for honest, transparent, and rigorous data and accountability for all schools.
For Educational Recovery, It’s Critical to Be Honest about Student Performance
Early in 2020 when “COVID-19” was new to us, we had little indication of how severe the pandemic’s impact would be on our education system and our students. An…
Panel Tackles Michigan’s Educational Recovery
Ed Trust Midwest joins experts from leading education states While much is unknown about the full impact of unfinished learning on America’s students due to t…
Heard on WDET: Amber Arellano talks about strategies to help Michigan students catch up as many return to school
As many students returned to their classrooms on Monday for the first time since the start of the pandemic, Education Trust-Midwest Executive Director Amber Ar…
Statement on U.S. Department of Education Stance on Accountability and Assessments for the 2020-21 School Year
On February 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education released a letter to Chief State School Officers regarding flexibility for accountability and assessment…
The Equity Edition: Underinvestment and inequality place Michigan near bottom, school accountability and returning to school
Educational recovery will necessitate equity-based budget decisions, education advocates sayMichiganders must address decades-long underinvestment in education…
Statement from the Education Trust-Midwest on Michigan’s premature request to cancel assessments of learning and school accountability
The president of the Michigan State Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction have requested a waiver of federal requirements for student ass…
Every student counts and a needed math intervention. Plus news, updates and more.
Earlier this month, schools across Michigan observed fall "count day." This is one of the days used by the state during the school year to determine official s…
Statement from the Education Trust-Midwest on Governor Whitmer’s 2019 State of the State Address
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Feb. 12, 2019) – In her first State of the State address, Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke on the great need to improve educational opportunit…
School Counselors Matter
Supporting the academic and social-emotional success and well-being of students is a critical role for the team of educators that interact with Michigan studen…
Michigan Legislature Adopts School Accountability Framework
Challenging Work of Implementation, Improvement, Now BeginsROYAL OAK, Mich. (Dec. 19, 2018) – Ensuring that Michigan parents and community leaders have access …
Michigan Students Cannot Afford Proposed School Aid Disinvestment
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (December 12, 2018) – Ensuring that Michigan public schools have the resources needed to provide an excellent and equitable education to every…
Ed Trust-Midwest Statement on House Bills 6314 and 6315
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (December 11, 2018) – Last week, the Michigan House of Representatives passed House Bills 6314 and 6315 (Kelly – R), which would create a new …
Lifting the Veil: Michigan’s Uncounted
All students matters and every student should count. Yet Michigan routinely fails to count nearly 100,000 students and minimizes the importance of tens of thou…
Mich Ed Update – Sept 5
Back to School As Michigan students, teachers and administrators head back to school we wish everyone a very successful school year!Equity and Transparency: Cr…
2018 M-STEP Aggregate Results
Michigan’s Early Literacy Investments are Not Closing the Achievement Gap The Achievement Gap in Grade 8 Math Persists Statewide Proficiency Rate…
Mich. Ed. Update – May 15
As education results in Michigan slip, stakeholders mobilizeThe following excerpt is from a May 13 article by Nick Manes in MiBiz. The full article is availabl…
Mich. Ed. Update – April 17
Another Take on NAEPThis excerpt is from a blog post by Matthew M. Chingos and Kristin Blagg on April 10, 2018. The full text of the post is available here. NA…
Mich. Ed. Update – April 10
Familiar Data: Low Performance and Wide Gaps in Michigan Student AchievementNew national assessment data shows Michigan student achievement continues to be rel…
Mich. Ed. Update – April 3
Reversing state’s classroom crisisThe “Solutions Summit: An Educated Michigan,” convened by the Center for Michigan in Detroit with Business Leaders for Michig…
Mich. Ed. Update – March 27
Focusing on Solutions to Improve EducationThe long-term decline of Michigan’s education system is both a crisis and an opportunity, according to Amber Arellano…
