Decades of research tells us that Michigan’s economic future and cultural vitality depends on the quality of our educational system, from pre-K through college, and recent achievement results from around the country provide hope and many lessons for Michigan to take to heart.
Statewide educational improvement is possible – and within our grasp. By making a sustained, comprehensive commitment and investment in the levers we know work, Michigan can get back on track.
Mich. Ed. Roundup – October 3
Equitable access to strong teachers critical for underserved studentsBlack, Latino and Native students, and students from low-income families, are less likely …
Mich. Ed. Roundup – September 12
Standing With Our DREAMersThe following excerpt is from a September 7, 2017 blog post by Amber Arellano. Read the full post here.This week, as millions of Amer…
Michigan Gambled on Charter Schools. Its Children Lost.
By Mark Binelli, The New York Times MagazineFree-market boosters, including Betsy DeVos, promised that a radical expansion of charter schools would fix the sta…
Mich. Ed. Roundup – June 6
State's M-STEP Implementation Shows Major ProgressLast week, Michigan students finished the third round of annual state assessments using the Michigan Student …
Mich. Ed. Roundup – May 31
School Chiefs on Critical Assurances for School ChoiceLast week, a bipartisan group of reform-minded district and state superintendents, with extensive experie…
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…
High academic standards help all students succeed
by Cheryl CorpusHigh academic standards are needed now more than ever.Growing up in a rural, blue-collar town here in Michigan, I often struggled to understand…
Joint Letter Recommending Continuing with M-STEP
October 10, 2016 Members of the Michigan State Board of Education,As you consider plans to comply with the requirements of the fede…
How to make Michigan a top education state
by Amber Arellano and Ken WhippleMichigan is facing a historic moment for the state and its children, a moment when our citizens and leaders must choose whethe…
Detroit’s Educational Catastrophe
by Beth Hawkins, The AtlanticThree months into her son’s first pass at third grade, Arlyssa Heard had a breakdown. Judah was bright, but had begun calling hims…
Charter Success in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Charter Outperforms Local District, ISD and State in ReadingWashtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) first authorized Honey Creek Community Scho…
Detroit Charter Aims to Be Finest in the Nation
Detroit Charter Aims to be “Finest K-8 School in the Nation”The following excerpt is from Accountability for All: 2016. For more on Detroit Merit Charter Acade…
W. Mich Charter’s Impressive Improvement
West Michigan Charter Shows Impressive ImprovementThe following excerpt is from Accountability for All: 2016. For more on Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center, …
ETM proposes accountability for charter school authorizers
by Rachel Weick, Grand Rapids Business JournalMichigan’s statewide charter school system’s report card remains low compared to other leading academic performin…
Report: Michigan’s Overall Charter Authorizer Performance Devastatingly Low
House Members Announce Legislation on Detroit SchoolsHigh-performing charter schools are one of states’ important tools to ensure low-income students and child…
Michigan: The Poster Child for How Not to do Charter Schools
by Amber ArellanoBehind the Detroit schools crisis lies a troubling charter school sector.As Detroit Public Schools' teacher sick-outs and mounting debt captur…
Report on MI charter authorizers & Gov’s 2016-17 budget
Accountability for All 2016Michigan charter school authorizers’ performance overall has improved marginally over the last year, but remains terribly low compar…
Here’s to Making Charter Schools Better in Michigan
by Valentina Korkes, Education PostBeing from Michigan, generally, is a wonderful thing. Great people, Great Lakes, you get the picture.When it’s not so wonder…
Bringing failing charter schools to heel
Detroit Free PressGov. Snyder and would-be education reformers in both parties talk ad nauseum about holding allMichigan’s schools accountable. But charter sch…
New report calls for more accountability for charter school authorizers
by Rebecca Kruth, Michigan RadioA new report out today from Education Trust-Midwest says some charter school authorizers in Michigan aren't doing their jobs ve…