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.
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…
Michigan Student Performance Weak
Contact info:Sarah Lenhoff, The Education Trust-Midwest734-619-8008 ext. [email protected] MEAP Results Show Little Progress as State Transiti…
Education Trust-Midwest Testimony to the Michigan Legislature on State Assessment Options
(February 5, 2014) - Today Amber Arellano, Executive Director, and Sarah Lenhoff, Director of Policy and Research of the Education Trust – Midwest, gave testi…
Ed Trust-Midwest Supports Michigan
ROYAL OAK, MICH. (February 5, 2014) -- Today the Education Trust-Midwest testified to the Michigan legislature in support of the state’s plans to implement a …
Tennessee Growth
Presented by Amber ArellanoMichigan Coalition for High Student Standards Coalition ConveningLansing, MI Published: January 28, 2014
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…
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…
Ed Trust-Midwest cheers lawmakers, calls for next steps on Common Core
Contact info:Donnell Greenc: [email protected] OAK, MICH. (October 29, 2013) – Cheering the Michigan House, the Education Trust-Midwes…
The Education Trust-Midwest thanks lawmakers for their support of Common Core, high student standards
Contact info:Donnell [email protected] must now ensure students receive aligned, high-quality tests; Senate resolution’s language…
Public Polling – Common Core
On behalf of The Education Trust – Midwest, Public Opinion Strategies and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research conducted a statewide survey of N=600 registered vo…
New Analyses Examine State Track Records in Performance and Improvement
Contact info:Blair MannThe Education Trust202-293-1217, x. [email protected] ZemanDirector of Content and CommunicationsThe Education Trust – Midwestdz…
Huge achievement gaps remain in Michigan high school performance
ROYAL OAK, MICH. (June 24, 2013) – Michigan’s high school students gained almost no ground in the last year on the Michigan Merit Exam and ACT – the assessment…
Strong business and education support for Common Core in Michigan
Contact info:David ZemanDirector of Content and [email protected] - 734.619.8008, ext. 308c - 248.210.8476ROYAL OAK, MICH. (May 3, 2013)…
Rising MEAP scores, but enduring achievement gaps in Michigan
Contact info:David ZemanDirector of Content and [email protected] - 734.619.8008, ext. 308c - 248.210.8476ROYAL OAK, Mich. (February 11,…
MME Test Results Show Achievement Gaps Growing Among Michigan High School Students
State must not backslide on rigorous standards for our studentsROYAL OAK, MICH. (June 28, 2012) - Michigan has among the worst student achievement gaps in the …
Michigan No Child Left Behind Waiver Analysis
The U.S. Department of Education has offered Michigan a rare opportunity to devise new educational systems that better serve our state’s students, families and…
What Our Students Deserve: Facing the Truth About Education in the Great Lakes State
An honest look at public education in Michigan reveals both hopeful and dismal news. While our state has taken a few bold steps in the past year to improve our…
Ed Trust-Midwest Statement on the 2011 NAEP TUDA Reading and Math Results
ANN ARBOR, MI (December 7, 2011) – Detroit’s student achievement continues to be devastatingly low -- and has changed very little since 2009 -- according to t…
Big Gaps Small Gaps in Serving African American Students
We’ve been digging beneath the averages and looking at data from individual institutions in our College Results Online database. We’ve found that some institut…