Joint statement regarding replacement of M-STEP test for upcoming school year
The advocacy groups below today released the following statement regarding MDE’s decision to move forward with PSAT 8/9 testing…
Educator Support Workgroup Webinar – November 9, 2018
Due to technical issues, the webinar was recorded in two parts. Both parts are below. JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZkcml2ZS5nb29nbGUuY29tJTJGZ…
Bosch Community Fund Supports Teaching and Learning through a Grant to ETM
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (October 3, 2018) – Support from the Bosch Community Fund will help improve the quality of…
The Education Trust-Midwest’s Public Comment on Draft Michigan K-12 Social Studies Standards
September 21, 2018 TO: Michigan Department of EducationFROM: The Education Trust-MidwestCC: Interim State Superintendent of Public Instruc…
Testimony on House Bill 5707 (2018) – Educator Evaluations
Thank you for the opportunity to speak this morning about education evaluations in Michigan. I am Brian Gutman, the…
The State of Special Ed in Michigan, State Superintendent search, Civility and more updates from The Education Trust-Midwest
Over the course of the summer, updates from The Education Trust-Midwest will be distributed on the first Tuesday of…
Launch Michigan: Make Michigan a Top Ten Education State
Ed Trust-Midwest joins business, education, philanthropic and other organizations to deepen collective P-12 effortsRoyal Oak, Mich. (June 20, 2018)…
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…
Michigan schools show largest decline in third-grade reading levels among key states, despite nearly $80 million investment
Fastest-improving schools demonstrate improving effectiveness, adopting new practices, key to addressing growing K-12 crisisROYAL OAK, Mich. (March 6, 2018) –…
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.)…
Testimony on House Bill 5526 (2018) – School Accountability
Thank you for the opportunity to testify today in support of House Bill 5526, an important and long-overdue measure…
Honest School Information Central for Educational Improvement
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Jan. 23, 2018) – Tonight, in his final State of the State address, Governor Rick Snyder…
Education Plan Missing Honest Data, High Goals & Accountability
by Brian Gutman, Detroit School TalkEvery Michigan student – regardless of race, family income or disability status – deserves…
Embrace data-based ed solutions
by Amber Arellano & Brian Gutman, The Detroit NewsFor more than two decades, the best states for public education have…
Michigan Moves Forward with Plans to Weaken Honest K-12 Public Reporting, School Accountability and Support Systems
Feds approve Michigan plans with urging to do betterROYAL OAK, Mich. (Nov. 29, 2017) – Despite bipartisan criticism of…
DeVos Greenlights Michigan’s Unacceptably Weak Plan for Public Education
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Nov. 28, 2017) - Despite glaring weaknesses and widespread bipartisan criticism, the U.S. Department of Education…
Where Tax and Education Intersect
Last week, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled H.R. 1, a tax reform proposal that will generate…