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.
JUST SIX DAYS REMAIN: LAME DUCK UPDATE
JUST SIX SESSION DAYS REMAIN IN LAME DUCK AND THE EDUCATION DOCKET REMAINS DEEP. Discussions continue around a range of major education issues – including a st…
Lame-duck watch: Teacher evaluation bills aim to improve performance
Lame-duck watch: Teacher evaluation bills aim to improve performanceBy Chastity Pratt Dawsey, Bridge MagazineIt's been a long haul for the Democrats and Repub…
Lame Duck Preview Edition
As part of our mission to provide nonpartisan data, analysis and expertise about Michigan education, The Education Trust-Midwest will be providing regular upda…
Lame Duck Preview Edition
As part of our mission to provide nonpartisan data, analysis and expertise about Michigan education, The Education Trust-Midwest will be providing regular upda…
Easy Math: Great Teachers + Better Feedback = More Prepared Students
Easy Math: Great Teachers + Better Feedback = More Prepared StudentsThe importance and impact of teachers cannot be overstated – every day they are preparing …
Issue Areas
Bridging Education Policy & Community At EdTrust-Midwest, we work to improve opportunity in education from preschool through college. Partnering with commu…
Teaching Effectiveness
Teaching quality is our most powerful lever to improve student learning. Of all the things that schools can control – including class size, curriculum, and tex…
Now is the Time to Improve Teaching Quality
Now is the Time to Improve Teaching QualityDecades of research tells us that the quality of the classroom teacher is the most important in-school factor influe…
Statement from The Education Trust-Midwest on the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher Equity Strategy
ROYAL OAK, MICH. (July 7, 2014) — Today U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced his intention to focus new energy on the problem of unequal access to…
Statement: Governor Snyder, State Legislature Invests in Michigan Students, Teachers
ROYAL OAK, MICH. (June, 13 2014) -- The following statement was released by The Education Trust-Midwest in reaction to the passage of the Fiscal Year 2015 stat…
Stalled to Soaring: Michigan’s Path to Educational Recovery
State of Michigan Education report — “Stalled to Soaring: Michigan’s Path to Educational Recovery” — is the result of months of research and a year of Ed Trus…
Ed Trust-Midwest Testimony to Legislature on Educator Support and Evaluation
Our Students Need a System of Improvement to Raise Teaching and LearningROYAL OAK, MICH. (February 19, 2014) -- Today the Education Trust-Midwest testified to…
Ed Trust-Midwest Applauds Snyder’s Focus on Teaching Quality & Support
Contact info:Donnell Greenc: [email protected] on leaders to take action and invest in raising learningROYAL OAK, MICH. (January 16, 2…
Support, Invest in Michigan Teachers and Students
Contact info:Donnell [email protected]: (248) 854-5297New Report calls on state leaders to support and invest in proven strategies to raise learn…
Supporting Michigan’s Teachers: Smart Implementation of High Standards, Training, and Educator Evaluation
Michigan students continue to fall behind their peers in other states in learning. According to 2013 national assessment data, an appalling 69 percent of Michi…
Op-ed: Michigan needs a smart, statewide system to measure student growth
ROYAL OAK, MICH. (December 5, 2013) -- Today the Education Trust-Midwest joins leaders at Grand Rapids Public Schools, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, K…
Michigan needs a smart, statewide system to measure student growth
by Amber Arellano, Teresa Weatherall Neal, Audrey Spalding, Michael Rice, Ray Telman, Jon Felske and Harrison BlackmondAs Michigan education leaders who work i…
Quality Teaching for All Students: A Top Priority for Michigan
Contact info:Donnell [email protected]: 248-854-5297David [email protected]: 248-210-8476Michigan Council finds common sense middle…
Michigan needs ‘master teachers’ who exhibit excellence, not mediocrity
by Sarah Lenhoff and Amber ArellanoImagine you are a Michigan public high school math teacher. A 15-year veteran, for years your students have learned nearly t…
Michigan residents support Ed Trust-Midwest agenda, saying supporting teachers is best route to improving education, Center for Michigan study shows
Contact info:David ZemanDirector of Content and [email protected] - 734.619.8008, ext. 308c - 248.210.8476ROYAL OAK, Mich. (January 22, …
