Opportunities Realized and Lost: Equity and Excellence in Michigan’s Budget
Education and equity advocates have much to celebrate in this budget, including additional dollars for our most vulnerable students.…
OPPORTUNITIES IN MICHIGAN’S STATE BUDGET: ADVANCING EQUITY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION
In little more than a decade, Michigan has gone from a fairly average state to the bottom ten states…
Becoming Top Ten: An Analysis of Michigan’s ESSA Plan
In little more than a decade, Michigan has gone from being a fairly average state, to among the nation's…
Making Michigan a Top Ten State through Early Literacy
Thank you for giving us the chance to speak to you today about improving early literacy in the state…
We need performance-based charter authorizing system
by Amber Arellano and Sunil JoyWith roughly half of Michigan’s charter schools ranking in the bottom quarter of all…
Accountability for All: 2016; The Broken Promise of Michigan’s Charter Sector
Michigan charter school authorizers’ performance overall has improved marginally over the last year, but remains terribly low compared to…
2016 Authorizer Scorecard – Technical Appendix
The Education Trust-Midwest (ETM) 2016 Charter School Authorizer Scorecard Technical AppendixDataThe Education Trust-Midwest’s (ETM) authorizer scorecard uses …
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center
Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) considers its one charter, Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center, as “part of the district’s portfolio of…
Michigan Achieves: Becoming a Top Ten Education State
Michigan is truly at a crossroads. After years of hard work to recover from the Great Recession, Michigan is…
Michigan must continue to hold schools accountable for achievement gaps
by Amber Arellano and Sunil JoyGreat schools for all students and reliable school information for parents should be a…
Charter school authorizers should strive to improve schools
By Brian Gutman and Sunil JoyLast month, The Education Trust-Midwest released a report and scorecard on charter school authorizer…
Charter Schools: More Battles Everywhere You Look
By Rick Cohen, The Nonprofit QuarterlyThe turbulent world of charter schools, covered here because many or most are managed by…
Accountability for All: The Need For Real Charter School Authorizer Accountability In Michigan
National Association of Charter School Authorizers | The Skillman Foundation | Michigan PTA | Grand Rapids Public Schools |…