Budget Breakdown: How the FY26 School Aid Budget is Supporting Early Readers
Michigan has an early literacy crisis, and for many years, Michigan’s youngest learners have not received the help they…
Budget Breakdown: Investing More in Students with the Greatest Needs
While the federal government shutdown continues, Michigan lawmakers recently set an example of putting aside their differences and doing…
Statement: Federal government shutdown is creating immediate hardships for Michigan’s students and families
The ongoing federal government shutdown is creating real and immediate hardships for Michigan’s students and families, especially those already…
Shutdown update: Federal department overseeing special education is slashed by Trump administration
The office that is responsible for overseeing special education has been gutted by the Trump administration amid the federal…
A Path for Better School Attendance: Where Michigan Leads and Where It Can Go Further
Chronic absenteeism is defined as a student missing 10% or more of school days within an academic year, including…
Impact of Federal Shutdown Could Ripple Through America’s Schools
As the federal government’s shutdown endures into its second week, the effects are rippling across the education landscape and…
Lawmakers pass a bipartisan school aid budget that invests more in students with the greatest needs
Early Friday morning, the legislature, in a bi-partisan vote, approved a school aid budget that increases funding for schools,…
Statement: EdTrust-Midwest Lauds Policymakers for Investments in Students with the Greatest Needs
Today, the legislature proposed a school aid budget that increases funding for schools, including raising the foundation allowance by…
EdTrust-Midwest statement on NAEP results
The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are deeply concerning for Michigan students and families.…
Statement from EdTrust–Midwest on Secretary McMahon’s Michigan visit
As U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visits Michigan as part of her “Returning Education to the States” 50-State…
Poll finds funding schools a top priority in Michigan
As the House and Senate enter the final stretch of their budget negotiations, fixing the roads continues to be…
EdTrust-Midwest Statement on U.S. Department of Education Memo related to Federal Funding Eligibility
Today, the U.S. Department of Education said in a press release that it sent letters to State Commissioners overseeing…
Michigan Makes History with New School Funding Formula to Account for Needs of Students Living in Areas of Concentrated Poverty
For the first time in Michigan’s history, a conference committee of state legislators voted for a historic change in…
Eliminating the Opportunity Gaps: Creating a Truly Fair and Equitable Funding System
Michigan has long had one of the most regressive school funding formulas, according to state and national research.In fact,…
Statement by The Education Trust-Midwest on the budget proposal from the Senate Pre-K-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
The statement can be attributed to Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest.“We applaud Sen. Darrin Camilleri and…
Equity-Centered Coalition calls on state to double funding in the FY’24 budget for students who qualify for “at-risk” funding and vastly increase funding for English Learners and students with disabilities to support their additional needs
(February 28, 2023) – Michigan should double the funding for students who qualify for at-risk funding in the state’s…
Testimony before the Senate PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee on Fair Funding
Michigan Partnership for Equity and Opportunity Testimony before the Senate PreK-12 Appropriations SubcommitteeGood afternoon members of the Appropriations Sub…
Statement from The Education Trust-Midwest on Gov. Whitmer’s 2023-24 budget proposal
The Education Trust-Midwest is pleased that Gov. Whitmer’s 2023-24 budget proposes to address Michigan students’ unfinished learning and pandemic…
Statement by The Education Trust-Midwest on Gov. Whitmer’s 2023 State of the State Address
This statement can be attributed to Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest. “We applaud Gov. Whitmer’s focus on…