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.
Project beginning this fall in Grand Rapids area schools aims to support achievement gap closing
GRAND RAPIDS (May 11, 2015) -- The Education Trust-Midwest is launching a new program to provide greater support and coaching to teachers and promote collabora…
Michigan to Washington: ALL Kids Matter!
Standing Up to Washington - Accountability MattersIf your child isn’t getting a great education, you don’t just shrug your shoulders. America shouldn’t either.…
Why Are We Giving the Least to the Kids that Need the Most in School?
The link between poverty and education creates special challenges for educators in Michigan, both in Detroit and in the suburbs. As a part of…
Investing in Strategies that Work
Targeted Investments in Strategies that WorkOver the past decade, Michigan has fallen behind in key student performance measures, as other states have made tre…
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…
2014 Academic State Champs: Good school. Struggling school. All in the same district.
By Mike Wilkinson, Bridge Magazine & Monica Scott, MLiveGrand Rapids Public Schools officials are rightly proud of the success of the district’s Coit Creat…
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…
Teachers ‘fed up,’ Detroit teachers union chief says
Teachers ‘fed up,’ Detroit teachers union chief saysBy: Jennifer Chambers, The Detroit News Anarchist. Radical. Strident.Steve Conn does not deny the labels g…
Michigan Governor Names Fourth New Manager for Detroit Schools
Michigan Governor Names Fourth New Manager for Detroit SchoolsBy MONICA DAVEY JAN. 13, 2015CHICAGO — Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan appointed a new emergency ma…
Massachusetts Fact Sheet
Massachusetts State Strategy Brief Published: July 15, 2014
2014 NAEP Frontier Charts
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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 …
Leading Education States
The data are clear: When we as a nation focus on something, we make progress. This is evident in our students’ achievement after more than a decade of attentio…
School Support and Accountability
All parents deserve to know how their school is performing, giving them the information that they need to make the best choice for their child’s education. In …
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…
Detroit NAEP, MEAP, and Charter Data
State of Michigan Education Report 2014 – Charts Detroit – Local Media Packet Published: October 7, 2014
“Snyder, Schauer both say education priority for them”
Snyder, Schauer both say education priority for themBy Lori Higgins, Detroit Free PressRepublican Gov. Rick Snyder and Democratic challenger Mark Schauer diffe…
Tennessee Fact Sheet
Tennessee State Strategy Brief Published: July 15, 2014
Education Trust-Midwest Statement on MME results
Michigan making slight progress, but state still struggling with low achievement and large gaps for Michigan high school studentsROYAL OAK, MICH. (July 7, 2014…
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…
