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.
GVSU gets high mark in our ‘Accountability for All’ report
Grand Valley gets high mark in our ‘Accountability for All’ reportOne of the goals of our recent report, "Accountability for All," was to celebrate the good wo…
Charter Schools: More Battles Everywhere You Look
By Rick Cohen, The Nonprofit QuarterlyThe turbulent world of charter schools, covered here because many or most are managed by nonprofits, continues just about…
Special Edition: ETM calls for ‘Accountability for All’
ETM calls for 'Accountability for All'On Thursday, The Education Trust-Midwest released ‘Accountability for All: The Case for Real Charter School Authorizer Ac…
News Junkies Roundup: Charter Schools, Pediatrician Rejection & Ronna Romney McDaniel
On the heels of a busy news week, Public Policy Consultant and former WDET News Director Chuck Wilbur and Detroit Free Press Columnist Nancy Kaffer drop by Det…
Should The State Have More Regulations Around Charter Schools?
A recent Education Trust-Midwest report on charter authorizers made waves in education-advocacy circles last week, with poor marks for many groups that oversee…
The Skillman Foundation voices support for “Accountability for All”
The Skillman Foundation is pleased to support the EducationTrust Midwest report: Accountability for All: The need for real charter school accountability in Mi…
Report: Michigan doesn’t hold charter schools accountable
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A report from a nonprofit education organization says that Michigan charter schools and authorizers are lagging behind.The report,…
Charter authorizer report card gets mixed reviews
By Jennifer Dixon and Lori Higgins, The Detroit Free PressThe National Association of Charter School Authorizers called a new report that grades Michigan's aut…
Stateside for Thursday, February 19, 2015
A new Education Trust-Midwest report gives charter school authorizers low grades, but a gap in the state's charter school law may prevent them from being held …
Michigan Charter School Authorizers Finally Need to Be Held Accountable
By Valentina KorkesHaving spent a good chunk of my professional and personal life (much to the chagrin of my friends and family who, apparently, have interests…
Michigan’s Charter Authorizers Earn Mostly Average Grades in New Report
By Arianna ProtheroThe groups in Michigan that approve and oversee charter schools are now getting their performance graded.Education Trust-Midwest, a nonprofi…
NACSA Recognizes Step in the Right Direction To Improve Michigan’s Charter School Authorizing
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) recognizes today’s release of a study by the Education Trust—Midwest (ETM) entitled “Accountabil…
Support from Innovate Public Schools
“Charter schools can play a vital role in a community’s effort to provide a great public education to all students, particularly low-income students and studen…
MinnCAN Statement of Support on Michigan’s Charter Authorizer Report
Although Minnesota is considered a pioneer in the national charter movement, we have some work to do in order to ensure that our charter schools--and all schoo…
Accountability for All: The Need For Real Charter School Authorizer Accountability In Michigan
National Association of Charter School Authorizers | The Skillman Foundation | Michigan PTA | Grand Rapids Public Schools | Excellent Schools Detroit …
Accountability for All: The Need for Real Charter School Authorizer Accountability in Michigan
The Education-Trust Midwest’s new letter grade scorecard celebrates high-performing authorizers, yet also shows that 20 percent of Michigan’s charter schools h…
The Case for Charter Accountability
By Amber Arellano, Executive DirectorWhen Michigan opened its first charter schools twenty years ago, policymakers and educators envisioned innovative, high-qu…
StudentsFirst Michigan support for Stronger Charter School Accountability in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. -- StudentsFirst Michigan State Director Lindsay Huddleston has issued the following statement regarding The Education Trust-Midwest’s new repor…
Accountability for All 2015
National Association of Charter School Authorizers | The Skillman Foundation | Michigan PTA | Grand Rapids Public Schools | Excellent Schools Detroit …