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 become a top state economically and educationally once again – or face a continued and dramatic decline that will relegate the state and its citizens to global backwater status. The path we take during the next five years will be critical in determining which destination we reach.
Research shows that the most effective path for a state to boost the long-term economic well-being of its people is to invest in improvements in education.
Today, Michigan’s K-12 system is among the weakest in the country and getting worse. Now is the time to make Michigan a top ten education state for every Michigan student.
Still Stalled: 2022 State of Michigan Education Report
Michigan's education performance is projected to position the state's youngest students farther behind other states' students for early reading by 2030 if Mich…
Civil Rights, Civic and Business Leaders Discuss Urgent Need to Build a Movement for Educational Equity
Building a Movement, Building Hope was the theme of the Education Trust-Midwest’s first annual Ed Summit partly because it’s clear that Michiganians must work …
Panel Tackles Michigan’s Educational Recovery
Ed Trust Midwest joins experts from leading education states While much is unknown about the full impact of unfinished learning on America’s students due to t…
Ed Trust-Midwest to Launch a Series of Panel Discussions on Steps to Michigan’s Educational Recovery
One year after statewide school shutdowns, public webinars will explore the state of Michigan education now — and what to do next ROYAL OAK, Mich. (March 16, 2…
Statement on U.S. Department of Education Stance on Accountability and Assessments for the 2020-21 School Year
On February 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education released a letter to Chief State School Officers regarding flexibility for accountability and assessment…
New Poll: Majority of Michigan parents say state leaders should have a plan to address students’ educational recovery
Ed Trust-Midwest Issues Recommendations, Calls on State Leaders to Address Growing Education Crisis in 2021 State of Michigan Education Report(January 14, 2020…
The Urgency of Now: Michigan’s Educational Recovery
As Michigan and the nation continue to grapple with the ongoing, devastating impacts of COVID-19, a new poll finds that 85% of Michigan parents polled say the …
Bridge Michigan Opinion | Michigan’s leaders can act now to mitigate learning losses
As Michigan looks to turn the page on one of the most troubled years in recent memory, a bright spot is emerging as the governor and legislative leaders have e…
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…
