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.
Diploma in Hand but No Path Forward
Are Schools Preparing Students to be College- and Career-Ready? New Report Says No.Forty-seven percent. This figure represents the share of American high schoo…
Flurry of Action before Break & Detroit Scholarship
Tuition-Free Promise for All Detroit High School GradsLast week, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced that all Detroit high school graduates will be guaranteed …
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…
Making Michigan a Top Ten State through Early Literacy
Thank you for giving us the chance to speak to you today about improving early literacy in the state of Michigan. I am Jason Mancini, director of government af…
Accountability for All: 2016; The Broken Promise of Michigan’s Charter Sector
Michigan charter school authorizers’ performance overall has improved marginally over the last year, but remains terribly low compared to leading states’ chart…
DPS EM Resigns and closing the ‘Honesty Gap’
Detroit Schools Emergency Manager ResignsDarnell Earley, the Emergency Manager of Detroit Public Schools (DPS), notified Governor Rick Snyder today of his deci…
Honest State Data Shows Troubling Achievement Gaps
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (December 17, 2015) – This morning, the Michigan Department of Education released further details on student performance on the Michigan Stude…
No Child Left Behind Replaced
Last week, Congress passed and President Obama signed a reauthorization and update of our nation’s major K-12 education law – the Elementary and Secondary Educ…
MI Biz: Ed should be top priority
Business Leaders: Education should be top prioritySoutheast Michigan business owners and executives say education is a top priority in Michigan now, according …
Education in Michigan can improve, if it’s done right
Education in Michigan can improve, if it’s done rightBy Amber ArellanoImagine a public education system where many educators lack a clear sense of what skills …
Education in Michigan can improve, if it’s done right
by Amber Arellano, Detroit Free Press guest writerImagine a public education system where many educators lack a clear sense of what skills their students need …
Rothwell: Assessing Michigan’s talent future
by Doug Rothwell, The Detroit NewsThe jobs that pay the most and are growing the fastest require more education and training. If we want to add these jobs and …
Michigan Students Fall Further Behind Nation in Early Literacy; Student Achievement Remains Stagnant for State, Detroit
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Oct. 28, 2015) – Michigan’s continued student achievement stagnation means the state now ranks 41st in fourth-grade reading compared to state…
Less than half of students proficient in math on M-STEP
by The Detroit NewsLess than half of Michigan students achieved proficiency in math on the state’s new M-STEP exam, though Michigan education officials say the…
Student Scores Released: Step Forward for Michigan
Michigan Assessment Results Show Continued Need for Improvement FocusNew results from the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) show the conti…
Michigan Achieves: Summary
To become a top ten education state by 2030, Michigan needs to focus on and invest in the highest leverage strategies and learning opportunities for students. …
Echoing state, Detroit schools cut back on standardized tests
by Chastity Pratt Dawsey, Bridge MagazineTypically during the first three weeks of class in Detroit Public Schools, students can be found plowing through a bat…
Ed Trust-Midwest Presents on Making Michigan at Top Ten Education State
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Sept. 8, 2015) – Earlier today, Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest, presented to the State Board of Education …