How one West Michigan school district is closing reading gaps for poor, Hispanic students
by Pat Shellenbarger, Bridge Magazine(Part 2 of 2) See Part 1 here: One Dearborn school soars, another stumbles and…
Driving improvement for Michigan students
Together, driving improvement for Michigan studentsDear Friends,Just over one month ago, we embarked on a new initiative – called Michigan…
Detroit charter aims to be best in the nation & powering improvement through best practices
Powering improvement through best practicesGreat teachers can improve the lives of their students long after they graduate. That’s why…
To become a leader, Michigan must learn
No need to experiment: Michigan can learn from leading statesMichigan can take a page from the playbook of other…
Michigan leaders call for education improvement
Call for Education Improvement Loud and ClearJust a week following the launch of Michigan Achieves – our campaign to…
Education advocate fears Michigan in race to the bottom
By April Van Buren, WKAR The economy in Michigan is on the upswing, and education budgets that were cut during…
Wanting the Most for Our Kids
From the Executive Director: Wanting the Most for Our Kids This month has been a festive one at my house.…
State must respond to education decline
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Michigan schools must play catch up
The Detroit NewsNew report should startle schools, lawmakers into following the lead of successful states in adopting effective education…
Report says education lagging in Michigan
By Rachel Weick, Grand Rapids Business JournalA nonprofit organization is taking the state to school with its campaign for new…
Make education priority in state’s turnaround
By Carole Valade, Grand Rapids Business JournalThe Business Journal is reporting on a study just released by Education Trust-Midwest,…
Michigan schools’ march to the bottom requires wholesale reform
by Amber Arellano and Ken WhippleAs our state continues its recovery from the Great Recession, now is the time…
New campaign aims to make Michigan top ten in education
By Kylie Khan, UPMattersROYAL OAK, Mich.– A new campaign launched this week by The Education Trust-Midwest lays out a clear path to turn…
Report: Michigan ed at risk of falling behind
By Allie Gross, EducationDiveDive Brief: According to Education Trust-Midwest's annual Michigan Achieves report, the state is at risk of fallling behind other …
It’s time that Michigan Achieves. A new report from Ed Trust-Midwest.
Ed Trust-Midwest launches new initiative to make Michigan a top ten education state for all studentsA new campaign launched…
Make school reform top priority
By Ingrid Jacques, The Detroit NewsMichigan students are on a path that will eventually put them on par with…
Report: Michigan near bottom of national rankings for white student achievement
By Rebecca Kruth, Michigan Public RadioA new report from the Education Trust-Midwest says without vast improvements to public education,…
Michigan risks falling behind traditionally low-achieving states in public education, report says
By Kyle Fedscher, MLiveLANSING — Public education in Michigan is at risk of falling below low-achieving states that have…
Forecast: White Mich. 4th-graders’ scores may trail nation
By Lori Higgins, Detroit Free PressMuch is made of poor achievement among minority groups, but a report out today…