Education Plan Missing Honest Data, High Goals & Accountability
by Brian Gutman, Detroit School TalkEvery Michigan student – regardless of race, family income or disability status – deserves access to a high-quality educati…
Embrace data-based ed solutions
by Amber Arellano & Brian Gutman, The Detroit NewsFor more than two decades, the best states for public education have shown the importance of providing th…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – Dec 5
Education plan missing honest data, high goals & accountabilityEvery Michigan student – regardless of race, family income or disability status – deserves a…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – November 21
Education plan missing honest data, high goals & accountabilityEvery Michigan student – regardless of race, family income or disability status – deserves a…
Michigan Moves Forward with Plans to Weaken Honest K-12 Public Reporting, School Accountability and Support Systems
Feds approve Michigan plans with urging to do betterROYAL OAK, Mich. (Nov. 29, 2017) – Despite bipartisan criticism of its glaring weaknesses, the U.S. Departm…
DeVos Greenlights Michigan’s Unacceptably Weak Plan for Public Education
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Nov. 28, 2017) - Despite glaring weaknesses and widespread bipartisan criticism, the U.S. Department of Education has approved the State of M…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – September 5
M-STEP Results Show Need to Build on Progress, Not Reset the ClockResults from the Michigan Student Test for Educational Progress (M-STEP) released last Tuesda…
New Concerns in Michigan’s Fourth Take at an ESSA Plan
This year, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), and states across the nation, have put together new education plans describing how the state will implem…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – July 25
Analysis Shows Opportunities Realized and Lost in Michigan BudgetEarlier this month, Governor Snyder signed a new school aid budget for fiscal year 2018, which…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – May 16
Michigan wants its ESSA plan back? Why a Lt. Gov. asked for a do-overThe following excerpt is from an article that posted on May 11, 2017 on The 74 Million. Th…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – April 25
"You need to expect students to perform at a level, because if you don't, they won't."Former Lt. Governor John Cherry was back in Lansing last week, urging a s…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – April 11
MDE Chooses Expediency Over TransparencyIn late March, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) sent a revised state education plan to Governor Rick Snyder f…
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 …
Mich. Ed. Roundup – March 14
ETM Urges MDE to Reconsider Backtrack on Honest Public Reporting and AccountabilityEarlier today, The Education Trust-Midwest urged State Superintendent Brian …
Ed Trust-Midwest Urges Superintendent Whiston to Stay the Course on Honest Public Reporting and Accountability
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (March 14, 2017) – This morning the Education Trust-Midwest urged State Superintendent Brian Whiston to stay the course on implementing the th…
Statement from The Education Trust-Midwest on the Overturning of ESSA Accountability Regulations in the U.S. Senate
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (March 9, 2017) – Today, The Education Trust-Midwest issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate’s vote to overturn the regulations o…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – March 7
Becoming Top Ten Starts With Honest Data and Best PracticeMichigan’s new plan for improving student achievement shows significant progress in some areas, yet i…
Dropping the M-STEP could ‘sabotage’ new school accountability system, group argues
by Brian McVicar, MLiveChanging Michigan's standardized test could "undermine" a new school accountability system proposed by the Michigan Department of Educat…
ESSA: Key Points
College- and Career-Ready Assessments: The MDE should keep the M-STEP as the state assessment. Dropping an already proven assessment in favor of a potentiall…
Becoming Top Ten Starts With Honest Data and Best Practice
ROYAL OAK, MICH. - (March 1, 2017) – Michigan’s new plan for improving student achievement shows significant progress in some areas, yet it also disregards bes…
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