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. Roundup – May 9
Funding Equity of Chief Concern among Black and Latino ParentsIn communities of color, there is an overwhelming sense of school funding inequities. Ninety perc…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – March 21
Under Pressure, State Supt. Drops Accountability PlanUnder pressure from the State Board of Education, State Superintendent Brian Whiston has backed away from …
Opportunities in Michigan’s State Budget for Advancing Equity in Public Education
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (March 21, 2017) – The proposed budget for Michigan’s public education system includes important investments for promoting quality and equity.…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – October 4
New collaboration aimed at further researching Michigan education spendingNew research backed by a W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant will fill in the gaps of the r…
State moves ahead with schools budget and DPS debt relief
Please note: During the summer, The Education Trust-Midwest will email monthly newsletters on the first Tuesday of each month. Our next newsletter will be on T…
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 …
Michigan Stepping Up: Key investments and better tests
State Budget: Mixed Signs for StudentsThere are mixed signs from the Michigan legislature around support for strategies to advance education in the state. Inve…
Why Are We Giving the Least to the Kids that Need the Most in School?
The link between poverty and education creates special challenges for educators in Michigan, both in Detroit and in the suburbs. As a part of…
Investing in Our Future
On Wednesday, Governor Snyder announced a proposal to improve early literacy in Michigan through targeted investments in early identification of struggling rea…
Ed Trust-Midwest Applauds Snyder’s Education Agenda
State leaders need to invest to make the agenda produce results for Michigan studentsROYAL OAK, MICH. (January 20, 2015) – Tonight, Michigan Governor Rick Sny…
Happy New Year. Did you miss anything over the holidays? An ed news recap.
Happy New Year. Did you miss anything over the holidays? Here’s a recap:TEACHER EVALUATIONS NEAR THE TOP OF THE 2015 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. Efforts to establish a…
Lame Duck Recap
Lame Duck RecapGoing into lame duck, expectations for important school improvements ran high. In the end, a win for students came mostly through the issue that…
Statement on Michigan Road- School Funding Proposal
ROYAL OAK, MICH. (December 18, 2014) – Today, legislative leaders announced a plan to increase road funding and create a new revenue stream for schools. The pr…
5 myths about education in Michigan
By Amber Arellano, Sarah Lenhoff & Sunil JoyFour years ago, our organization opened in Michigan to serve as a non-partisan, research, information and advoc…
“Snyder, Schauer both say education priority for them”
Snyder, Schauer both say education priority for themBy Lori Higgins, Detroit Free PressRepublican Gov. Rick Snyder and Democratic challenger Mark Schauer diffe…
