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.
New Assessment Scores Show Need for Michigan to Remain on Track with M-STEP
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Aug. 30, 2016) – New results from the Michigan Student Test for Educational Progress (M-STEP) emphasize how critical it is for Michigan to co…
Michigan Education Roundup – July 5
State Study Finds School Funding InequitableA long-awaited study on the adequacy of school funding in Michigan has been released, highlighting the need for mor…
Ed Trust CEO to speak today at Mackinac conference about need for equal funding, higher standards and accountability to improve education in Michigan
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (June 2, 2016) – The founder and CEO of the national Education Trust Kati Haycock will speak today to Michigan and national business and civic…
Jacques: Pitch for education reform targets Mackinac
by Ingrid Jacques, The Detroit NewsBusiness leaders will be getting the hard sell on Mackinac Island this week on their need to engage in the drive to make Mic…
Mackinac Preview
'Money alone is not the sole answer' to school improvementImproving Michigan’s public schools will be one of the central topics at this week’s Mackinac Policy …
Improve education with equal funding, higher standards
by Kati Haycock and Amber ArellanoThis week at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Michigan leaders will gather to have a serious conversation about some of Michig…
Michigan’s business community must lead charge for better schools
by Brian Cloyd and Ken Whipple, BridgeLeaders of the business community care about education in Michigan not just because they’re trying to be good corporate c…
Mich falling behind rest of nation in education
Far from top ten in education, Michigan is falling further behind the rest of the nationMichigan is falling further behind its goal of becoming a top ten educa…
Michigan’s K-12 schools ‘terribly low-performing’ compared to rest of U.S., report says
by Brian McVicar, MLiveMichigan's K-12 students are continuing to fall behind the rest of the nation, putting at risk the state's economic momentum and competi…
Michigan students sliding fast toward the bottom
by Lori Higgins, Detroit Free PressMichigan, already sliding toward the bottom nationally for fourth-grade reading performance on a rigorous national exam, is …
Michigan’s education system falls further behind other states, report says
State's 4th-grade reading ranking falls from 28th to 41st in nation and could fall more, Education Trust-Midwest warnsby Crain's Detroit BusinessMichigan's edu…
Far from top ten in education, Michigan is falling further behind the rest of the nation
Business leaders’ voices are needed to help improve schoolsROYAL OAK, Mich. (MAY 19, 2016) – Calling on Michigan’s top business leaders to be a thoughtful voic…
Michigan’s Talent Crisis: The Economic Case For Rebuilding Michigan’s Broken Public Education System
Michigan is at great crossroads – a historic moment when our citizens and leaders must choose whether we will take advantage of major new opportunities to beco…
Report on MI charter authorizers & Gov’s 2016-17 budget
Accountability for All 2016Michigan charter school authorizers’ performance overall has improved marginally over the last year, but remains terribly low compar…
Michigan Achieves Leadership Council
The Michigan Achieves Leadership Council is a group of thought and business leaders from across the state, committed to making Michigan a top ten education sta…
Leading States show Path for MI Improvements
Kramer: Leading States Show Michigan Path for ImprovementThe following excerpt was posted at Crain’s Detroit Business on Sunday, December 13. The full article …
Challenges in Making MI Achieve
Amber Arellano: Challenging Work in Making Michigan Achieve for All StudentsLast week, Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest, joine…
Giving All MI Students a Top Ten Education
Giving All Michigan Students a Top Ten EducationLike so many during this season, I find myself reflecting on the past year and being overwhelmed both by all th…
