Investing in Strategies that Work
Targeted Investments in Strategies that WorkOver the past decade, Michigan has fallen behind in key student performance measures, as…
Michigan Students Need Strong Leadership
Michigan’s public education system is in a fragile place. Today our students are trailing the country in many important…
GVSU gets high mark in our ‘Accountability for All’ report
Grand Valley gets high mark in our ‘Accountability for All’ reportOne of the goals of our recent report, "Accountability…
Special Edition: ETM calls for ‘Accountability for All’
ETM calls for 'Accountability for All'On Thursday, The Education Trust-Midwest released ‘Accountability for All: The Case for Real Charter…
News Junkies Roundup: Charter Schools, Pediatrician Rejection & Ronna Romney McDaniel
On the heels of a busy news week, Public Policy Consultant and former WDET News Director Chuck Wilbur and…
Should The State Have More Regulations Around Charter Schools?
A recent Education Trust-Midwest report on charter authorizers made waves in education-advocacy circles last week, with poor marks for…
Report: Michigan doesn’t hold charter schools accountable
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A report from a nonprofit education organization says that Michigan charter schools and authorizers…
Charter authorizer report card gets mixed reviews
By Jennifer Dixon and Lori Higgins, The Detroit Free PressThe National Association of Charter School Authorizers called a new report…
Stateside for Thursday, February 19, 2015
A new Education Trust-Midwest report gives charter school authorizers low grades, but a gap in the state's charter school…
Michigan Charter School Authorizers Finally Need to Be Held Accountable
By Valentina KorkesHaving spent a good chunk of my professional and personal life (much to the chagrin of my…
Michigan’s Charter Authorizers Earn Mostly Average Grades in New Report
By Arianna ProtheroThe groups in Michigan that approve and oversee charter schools are now getting their performance graded.Education Trust-Midwest,…
2014 Academic State Champs: Good school. Struggling school. All in the same district.
By Mike Wilkinson, Bridge Magazine & Monica Scott, MLiveGrand Rapids Public Schools officials are rightly proud of the success of the…
STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR SNYDER’S EARLY LITERACY INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
ROYAL OAK, MICH. (February 11, 2015) – This morning, Governor Snyder announced a proposal to improve early literacy in…
MI House to Focus on Solutions
Michigan House to focus on solutionsOn Thursday, the Michigan House of Representatives released their priorities for this session. In education, their…
Report: Virtual classes expanding but pass rates lag
Shawn D. Lewis, The Detroit News12:10 a.m. EST February 5, 2015The number of Michigan students learning through virtual classes…
From Lansing to Washington, No One is Too Cool for School
MI Senate to Focus on EducationSenate Republicans outlined their 2015 priorities last week and made it clear that improving…
Ed Trust-Midwest’s Comment on ESEA Reauthorization
The comment below was submitted to U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee regarding the Elementary and…
Turning Around a Low-Performing School
Daughter of Immigrants Becomes 'Justice Warrior'by Erin AlbaneseGodwin Heights Public Schools, MI — Arelis Diaz realized at a young…
The Road to Success in a High-Poverty School: It’s All About Collaboration, Expectations
by Erin AlbaneseGodwin Heights Public Schools, MI — In Holly Vostad’s North Godwin Elementary School classroom, kindergarteners sat in…
Celebrating Quality Charter Schools
Guest Opinion: Celebrating Quality Charter SchoolsEvery Michigander wants the same thing for our students: an excellent education and a fair…