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.
Modeling the Way for Pandemic Educational Recovery, Four Michigan Schools Honored for Exceptional Academic Progress, Growth for Underserved Students
The new Building the Hope Schools all demonstrate academic progress and growth and affirming culture for students of color, English learners and students from …
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…
West Michigan School Overcoming Challenges
Overcoming Challenges in West Michigan SchoolDespite the challenges of a deteriorating local economy, North Godwin Elementary, near Grand Rapids, continues to …
How one West Michigan school district is closing reading gaps for poor, Hispanic students
by Pat Shellenbarger, Bridge Magazine(Part 2 of 2) See Part 1 here: One Dearborn school soars, another stumbles and Grand Rapids cites the limits of state rank…
Driving improvement for Michigan students
Together, driving improvement for Michigan studentsDear Friends,Just over one month ago, we embarked on a new initiative – called Michigan Achieves – to make o…
Skillman Foundation: ‘All kids need access to great schools’
“All kids need access to great schools,” said Kristen McDonald, vice president, program and policy at the Skillman Foundation. “That’s why organizations like E…
Sustained Improvement and High Achievement at North Godwin Elementary School 2009 Education Trust Dispelling the Myth Award Winner
By Suneet BediSimply referred to as the “it” factor, it is the element which uniquely contributes to the inspiring culture of achievement in one of West Michig…
Michigan Success Stories: Brimley Elementary School
Brimley Elementary School, Brimley, MI (Photo: Jill Stenglein) by Karin Chenoweth In a never-ending quest to find schools to learn from, I found myself flyi…
Detroit Charter Aims to be “Finest K-8 School in the Nation”
by Sarah W. Lenhoff“The standing joke with parents at Detroit Merit is that I came with the building,” says Principal Sandra Terry-Martin. And they’re right.Te…
Michigan Success Stories
In communities across Michigan, there are schools that are beating the odds. Despite significant challenges, teachers and administrators in these schools are d…
Turning Around a Low-Performing School
Daughter of Immigrants Becomes 'Justice Warrior'by Erin AlbaneseGodwin Heights Public Schools, MI — Arelis Diaz realized at a young age that it’s possible for…
The Road to Success in a High-Poverty School: It’s All About Collaboration, Expectations
by Erin AlbaneseGodwin Heights Public Schools, MI — In Holly Vostad’s North Godwin Elementary School classroom, kindergarteners sat in circles on the rug, di…
U.P. School Beats the Odds
U.P. School Beats the OddsLocated in the Upper Peninsula, Brimley Elementary School is a high-poverty, high-minority school that’s beating the odds. At Brimley…
New Report: White and Higher-Income Student Achievement in Michigan Losing Ground to Other States
Also inside: Ed Trust-Midwest finds hope in Inkster’s Baylor-Woodson Elementary – a high-poverty school where achievement soars as high as upper-middle class s…