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.
To become a leader, Michigan must learn
No need to experiment: Michigan can learn from leading statesMichigan can take a page from the playbook of other states when implementing a system for educator…
Michigan Leaders Prioritize Key Investments for Michigan Students
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (June 3, 2015) – Earlier today, the Michigan House of Representatives and Michigan Senate adopted a fiscal year 2016 budget. Budgets reflect s…
Michigan leaders call for education improvement
Call for Education Improvement Loud and ClearJust a week following the launch of Michigan Achieves – our campaign to put Michigan on the path to becoming a top…
Education advocate fears Michigan in race to the bottom
By April Van Buren, WKAR The economy in Michigan is on the upswing, and education budgets that were cut during the great recession are starting to i…
Wanting the Most for Our Kids
From the Executive Director: Wanting the Most for Our Kids This month has been a festive one at my house. My daughter …
State must respond to education decline
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Michigan schools must play catch up
The Detroit NewsNew report should startle schools, lawmakers into following the lead of successful states in adopting effective education reformsMichigan has k…
Report says education lagging in Michigan
By Rachel Weick, Grand Rapids Business JournalA nonprofit organization is taking the state to school with its campaign for new strategies and policies to impro…
Make education priority in state’s turnaround
By Carole Valade, Grand Rapids Business JournalThe Business Journal is reporting on a study just released by Education Trust-Midwest, a non-partisan education …
Michigan schools’ march to the bottom requires wholesale reform
by Amber Arellano and Ken WhippleAs our state continues its recovery from the Great Recession, now is the time to double down on the one investment that will y…
ReadyNation: Michigan must ‘provide our students with the best opportunities to learn’
Today’s businesses need workers with critical “soft” and “hard” skills to produce in a fast-paced tech-savvy work environment. It is critically important that…
Support for Michigan Achieves from Athletes and Coaches
Champions for America’s Future – Michigan (Champs), part of a national bipartisan nonprofit organization of athletes and coaches, wants to make sure every chil…
New campaign aims to make Michigan top ten in education
By Kylie Khan, UPMattersROYAL OAK, Mich.– A new campaign launched this week by The Education Trust-Midwest lays out a clear path to turn around our flailing ed…
Report: Michigan ed at risk of falling behind
By Allie Gross, EducationDiveDive Brief: According to Education Trust-Midwest's annual Michigan Achieves report, the state is at risk of fallling behind other …
Skillman Foundation: ‘All kids need access to great schools’
“All kids need access to great schools,” said Kristen McDonald, vice president, program and policy at the Skillman Foundation. “That’s why organizations like E…
Military Leaders Support for Michigan Achieves
At Mission: Readiness we applaud the Education Trust–Midwest for shining a spotlight on the status of the public education system in Michigan.What happens in o…
It’s time that Michigan Achieves. A new report from Ed Trust-Midwest.
Ed Trust-Midwest launches new initiative to make Michigan a top ten education state for all studentsA new campaign launched today by The Education Trust-Midwes…
Sustained Improvement and High Achievement at North Godwin Elementary School 2009 Education Trust Dispelling the Myth Award Winner
By Suneet BediSimply referred to as the “it” factor, it is the element which uniquely contributes to the inspiring culture of achievement in one of West Michig…
Leading States
Massachusetts Fact Sheet A Dedicated Reform Agenda for All Massachusetts StudentsIN 1993, REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR WILLIAM WELD SIGNED THE MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATION R…
Michigan Achieves: Becoming a Top Ten Education State
Michigan is truly at a crossroads. After years of hard work to recover from the Great Recession, Michigan is beginning to rebuild its economy and many of our f…
