Michigan students deserve a fair basic funding system, which sends extra resources to schools with greater needs, along with strategic investments in tackling high priority problems.
Today, Michigan is one of only a handful of states that provide substantially less funding to its highest poverty districts, compared with our lowest povery districts. This lack of equity can lead to further imbalances in our educational system as a whole.
Mich. Ed. Update – April 10
Familiar Data: Low Performance and Wide Gaps in Michigan Student AchievementNew national assessment data shows Michigan student achievement continues to be rel…
Mich. dip in 3rd-grade reading worst of 11 states
by Jennifer Chambers, The Detroit News Despite investing heavily in early literacy since 2015, Michigan schools showed the largest decline in third-grade read…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – October 24
MDE Confirms Major M-STEP ChangesOn Thursday, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced major changes to end-of-year testing, coming for the third t…
Michigan can learn from top education states
by Brian GutmanOver the last several weeks, contributors from a range of sectors have described a sad truth that has been revealed by the data for years. For n…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – October 18
Top Educator Talent Key for Student and School SuccessThe single greatest in-school predictor of student success is the quality of teaching and learning. This …
Education proposals this year could further harm Michigan students
by Amber Arellano, Bridge MagazineWhatever you think about President-elect Donald Trump, it’s clear that he has signaled a dramatically new direction for the r…
Bill Threatens to Move Mich. Backward
Anti-Standards Bill Threatens to Move Michigan BackwardEarlier today, the State Senate Education Committee passed a bill by a vote of 4-1 that would stall the …
Learning from TN Success
Learning from Leading States: Huge Improvements In TennesseeAs highlighted last week, Michigan's students have lost substantial ground in student learning comp…
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 of Michigan. I am Jason Mancini, director of government af…
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 leading states’ chart…
Leading States show Path for MI Improvements
Kramer: Leading States Show Michigan Path for ImprovementThe following excerpt was posted at Crain’s Detroit Business on Sunday, December 13. The full article …
Statement on Enactment of Key Law to Improve Teaching and Learning in Michigan
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (November 5, 2015) – This morning, Governor Rick Snyder signed Senate Bill 103 into law, which will help establish a critical framework for pr…
Michigan Students Fall Further Behind Nation in Early Literacy; Student Achievement Remains Stagnant for State, Detroit
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Oct. 28, 2015) – Michigan’s continued student achievement stagnation means the state now ranks 41st in fourth-grade reading compared to state…
Busy week in MI education transformation!
Michigan Leaders Learn from Top Education StatesLast week, The Education Trust-Midwest brought together education, business, and community leaders, for an oppo…
Michigan Achieves: Summary
To become a top ten education state by 2030, Michigan needs to focus on and invest in the highest leverage strategies and learning opportunities for students. …
Ed Trust-Midwest Presents on Making Michigan at Top Ten Education State
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Sept. 8, 2015) – Earlier today, Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest, presented to the State Board of Education …
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 Achieves – to make o…
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 states when implementing a system for educator…
