Mich. Ed. Update – May 15
As education results in Michigan slip, stakeholders mobilizeThe following excerpt is from a May 13 article by Nick Manes…
Mich. Ed. Update – May 8
Passing of State Superintendent WhistonEarlier this morning, the Michigan Department of Education issued a statement noting the passing of State…
Mich. Ed. Update – May 1
School Safety Package Advances A little over two months after the tragic shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in…
Mich. Ed. Update – April 24
School Media Specialists Critical for Resolving Reading CrisisThe following excerpt is from an April 23 blog post by Kathy…
School Media Specialists Critical for Resolving Reading Crisis
Kathy Lester is a school library media specialist with Plymouth-Canton Community Schools and past president of the Michigan Association…
Mich. Ed. Update – April 17
Another Take on NAEPThis excerpt is from a blog post by Matthew M. Chingos and Kristin Blagg on April…
Familiar Data: Low Performance and Wide Gaps in Michigan Student Achievement
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (April 10, 2018) –New national assessment findings show Michigan student achievement continues to be relatively flat…
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…
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,…
Mich. Ed. Update – March 20
Leveraging the Power of Data for Strategic Learning and ImprovementThe following excerpt is taken from a March 20 blog…
Leveraging the Power of Data for Strategic Learning and Improvement
A recently released report by The Education Trust-Midwest leveraged the power of comparative state assessment data to provide fresh…
Bridge Michigan Opinion | Let’s get strategic in improving third-grade reading in Michigan
Like so many of you, I’m a native Michigander who grew up proud of what I believe are shared…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – March 13
Focused Efforts in West Michigan Improving Student AchievementA focused effort to improve student achievement in high-poverty public schools in…
How Am I Making History? I’m Teaching the Students Who Will Be Written About in History Books
Last August at a cookout, my dad pulled me aside and said, “Sis, will you just teach English this…
Detroit News Opinion | Has education in Michigan hit bottom?
For the first time in state history, Michigan public schools are able to compare their performance in some subjects…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – March 6
Top-Ten for Education: Not By ChanceFor the first time in the state’s history, Michigan public schools are able to…
Mich. dip in 3rd-grade reading worst of 11 states
by Jennifer Chambers, The Detroit News Despite investing heavily in early literacy since 2015, Michigan schools showed the largest…
High-poverty schools in Grand Rapids and Wyoming, Mich., are showing dramatic improvements in student achievement.
Schools are focus of efforts to adopt strategies shown to work in leading education states.March 6, 2018 (ROYAL OAK, Mich.)…
Top Ten For Education: Not By Chance
Michigan is at a critical moment in time — a historic moment where our citizens and leaders must choose whether we…
Open Your Eyes
I was asked to share my thoughts on how I'm making history. Specifically, I was asked to share a story/perspective…