Michigan Legislature Adopts School Accountability Framework
Challenging Work of Implementation, Improvement, Now BeginsROYAL OAK, Mich. (Dec. 19, 2018) – Ensuring that Michigan parents and community…
A Not-So Lame Duck Update & A Call for Educational Equity
This will be the final update from The Education Trust-Midwest for 2018 with updates resuming on January 8, 2019.…
Improving teacher prep in Michigan, Lame Duck update & more from Ed Trust-Midwest. Update for Dec. 11, 2018
Last week, the Michigan House of Representatives passed five bills aimed at improving teacher preparation in Michigan. The bills…
Standing up for the right to literacy & equal educational opportunity for Detroit students
Last week, we joined with advocates throughout Michigan and across the country in supporting the right of Detroit students to have…
Education Election Recap, News, Updates & More. Update for Nov. 13, 2018
Last week, Michiganders went to the polls in historic numbers to vote for state and local races and ballot…
Your Guide to Education Elections in Michigan, news & more from Ed Trust-Midwest
Today is election day in Michigan! Locate your polling place and view a sample ballot here (click here for mobile devices).Several…
Standing Up To Hate & More Changes In Store for 8th Grade Testing. Oct. 30 update from Ed Trust-Midwest
Following the tragic events of last week, we have reposted an August 2017 article from Amber Arellano, originally responding…
Why aren’t kids being taught to read? and more from Ed Trust-Midwest – Oct. 23
The following excerpt is from "Hard Words: Why aren't kids being taught to read?" by APM Reports earlier this…
Boosting Educational Excellence and how Race, Place & Policy Matter in Education – Mich. Ed. Update for Oct. 16
Leaders from Michigan’s foundation and civic communities came together last week for the Council of Michigan Foundation’s 46th Annual…
Mich. Ed. Update-Oct 9
Support from the Bosch Community Fund will help improve the quality of teaching and learning in Michigan schools. The two-year, $50,000…
Lifting the Veil: Michigan’s Uncounted
All students matters and every student should count. Yet Michigan routinely fails to count nearly 100,000 students and minimizes…
Mich. Ed. Update for Oct. 2
The Education Trust-Midwest is pleased to announce our support for three bills that will ensure that Michigan students have…
Ensuring Civil Rights & Liberties Education, News & More – Mich. Ed. Update for Sept. 25
Setting high expectations for all students is critical for ensuring equity in education. And once set, students and teachers…
Mich. Ed. Update – Sept. 18
Proposed law largely removes data from educator feedbackMichigan lawmakers recently began to consider a proposal to significantly reduce the…
Mich Ed Update – Sept 5
Back to School As Michigan students, teachers and administrators head back to school we wish everyone a very successful…
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…
Mich. Ed. Update – June 5
Mackinac Policy Conference Education HighlightsLast week, leaders from Southeast Michigan and across the state joined together on Mackinac Island…
Mich. Ed. Update – May 15
As education results in Michigan slip, stakeholders mobilizeThe following excerpt is from a May 13 article by Nick Manes…
Mich. Ed. Update – May 8
Passing of State Superintendent WhistonEarlier this morning, the Michigan Department of Education issued a statement noting the passing of State…
Mich. Ed. Update – May 1
School Safety Package Advances A little over two months after the tragic shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in…