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.
Call to protect vulnerable students from budget cuts
As the U.S. rightfully confronts longstanding inequality and racial injustice, Michiganders have a historic opportunity to address decades-long underinvestment…
Ed Trust issues a blueprint to address long-standing opportunity and achievement gaps
Today the Education Trust-Midwest – an organization focused on pragmatic solutions that move our state forward – issued that call to action in its 2020 State o…
Amid nationwide focus on systemic racial injustice, Ed Trust-Midwest issues a blueprint for Michigan’s Educational Recovery to address long-standing opportunity and achievement gaps
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (June 23, 2020) – As the U.S. rightfully confronts longstanding inequality and racial injustice, Michiganders have a historic opportunity to a…
Ed Trust issues a blueprint to address long-standing opportunity and achievement gaps
Today the Education Trust-Midwest – an organization focused on pragmatic solutions that move our state forward – issued that call to action in its 2020 State o…
A Marshall Plan: Reimagining Michigan Public Education
Over the last decade, our State of Michigan Public Education Report has marked annually Michigan’s progress and performance based on important data-driven meas…
From special ed. to charter school students, meeting the needs of every Michigan student
The following excerpt is from an guest opinion column by Dave Meador, vice chairman and chief administrative officer or DTE Energy Co. and chairman of the boar…
Statement from The Education Trust-Midwest on Governor Whitmer’s 2020 State of the State Address
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Jan. 29, 2020) — In her second State of the State address, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke to the critical needs of ensuring that st…
What Ed. Issues are You Watching in 2020?
As we begin a new year, members of the Ed Trust-Midwest team are thinking about the issues that will define public education policy in 2020. Share your predict…
Michigan continues to struggle to improve early reading, according to national assessment
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Oct. 30, 2019) – Today, the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) released its new findings, showing Michigan did not make mean…
Education Trust-Midwest’s Annual Report on Status of Michigan K-12 Focuses on Better Ways to Help State’s Students Learn, Succeed
ROYAL OAK, Mich. ― A new analysis released today shows that if Michigan’s fourth-grade reading performance had improved as much as Florida’s has since 2003, Mi…
Opportunity for All
Today, Michigan ranks among the bottom states in the nation for key metrics of student learning and success.Not only is Michigan failing to close the performan…
State Superintendent search is underway. What equity advocates are looking for in the next state chief
The following excerpt is from a Detroit Free Press guest opinion column from April 4. The column was written by Amber Arellano of The Education Trust-Midwest, …
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL: 2019 State of Michigan Education Conference
VIDEO SCHEDULE SPEAKERS SPONSORS OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL: 2019 State of Michigan Education ConferenceOn January 16, 2019, hundreds of Michiganders joined together …
Mich. Ed. Update – May 8
Passing of State Superintendent WhistonEarlier this morning, the Michigan Department of Education issued a statement noting the passing of State Superintendent…
Mich. Ed. Update – April 3
Reversing state’s classroom crisisThe “Solutions Summit: An Educated Michigan,” convened by the Center for Michigan in Detroit with Business Leaders for Michig…
Mich. Ed. Update – March 27
Focusing on Solutions to Improve EducationThe long-term decline of Michigan’s education system is both a crisis and an opportunity, according to Amber Arellano…
Michigan spent $80 million to improve early reading. Scores went down.
by Ron French, Bridge Once a week, Amanda Price volunteers in a first-grade classroom in Lakeshore Elementary in Holland. “They’re doing great,” said the form…
Mich. dip in 3rd-grade reading worst of 11 states
by Jennifer Chambers, The Detroit News Despite investing heavily in early literacy since 2015, Michigan schools showed the largest decline in third-grade read…
High-poverty schools in Grand Rapids and Wyoming, Mich., are showing dramatic improvements in student achievement.
Schools are focus of efforts to adopt strategies shown to work in leading education states.March 6, 2018 (ROYAL OAK, Mich.) – A focused effort to improve stude…
