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The Case for Charter Accountability
By Amber Arellano, Executive DirectorWhen Michigan opened its first charter schools twenty years ago, policymakers and educators envisioned innovative, high-qu…
Group: Let state punish poor charter school authorizers
By David Jesse, Detroit Free PressThe state should formally sanction charter school authorizers that consistently do business with low-performing operators an…
New report gives mixed grades to Michigan charter school authorizers
By Kirk Pinho - Crain's Detroit BusinessA new report from a local nonpartisan research, policy and advocacy organization for the first time grades the performa…
Lots of A’s – plus D’s and F’s – on a report card for charter authorizers
TRACY SAMILTON - Michigan Radio News When Michigan's charter school experiment began 21 years ago, the hope was charters would be better than traditional …
Study says many Michigan charter authorizers succeeding but poor performers have more schools
By Kyle Feldscher | [email protected] - MLiveLANSING -- While most of the charter school authorizers studied by a Michigan-based education group received…
Why Grand Rapids Public Schools earned an ‘A’ from education advocacy group
By Monica Scott | [email protected] - Grand Rapids Press / MLiveGRAND RAPIDS, MI - Grand Rapids Public Schools is among six charter school authorizers that ear…
2014 Academic State Champs: Good school. Struggling school. All in the same district.
By Mike Wilkinson, Bridge Magazine & Monica Scott, MLiveGrand Rapids Public Schools officials are rightly proud of the success of the district’s Coit Creat…
Report: Virtual classes expanding but pass rates lag
Shawn D. Lewis, The Detroit News12:10 a.m. EST February 5, 2015The number of Michigan students learning through virtual classes is increasing, but performance …
Turning Around a Low-Performing School
Daughter of Immigrants Becomes 'Justice Warrior'by Erin AlbaneseGodwin Heights Public Schools, MI — Arelis Diaz realized at a young age that it’s possible for…
The Road to Success in a High-Poverty School: It’s All About Collaboration, Expectations
by Erin AlbaneseGodwin Heights Public Schools, MI — In Holly Vostad’s North Godwin Elementary School classroom, kindergarteners sat in circles on the rug, di…
Arellano: Celebrate quality charter schools
By Amber ArellanoThe fact that our state is struggling to provide Michigan children with a high-quality education is no secret. Today Michigan ranks 42nd in th…
Snyder: Detroit could be ‘template’ for education reform
By Ann Zaniewski and Lori Higgins, Detroit Free PressGov. Rick Snyder said Thursday that the education reforms expected to unfold in Detroit could serve as a t…
Guest column: Three critical education issues to watch in Michigan in 2015
By Amber ArellanoMichigan's public education system is in fragile shape. Our leaders have not kept up with leading education states in making the improvements …
Teachers ‘fed up,’ Detroit teachers union chief says
Teachers ‘fed up,’ Detroit teachers union chief saysBy: Jennifer Chambers, The Detroit News Anarchist. Radical. Strident.Steve Conn does not deny the labels g…
Michigan Governor Names Fourth New Manager for Detroit Schools
Michigan Governor Names Fourth New Manager for Detroit SchoolsBy MONICA DAVEY JAN. 13, 2015CHICAGO — Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan appointed a new emergency ma…
Lame-duck watch: Teacher evaluation bills aim to improve performance
Lame-duck watch: Teacher evaluation bills aim to improve performanceBy Chastity Pratt Dawsey, Bridge MagazineIt's been a long haul for the Democrats and Repub…
Reports: Michigan an outlier when it comes to charter school enrollment, accountability standards
Two reports out this week show Michigan as a stark outlier when it comes to charter schools.One, from the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools, shows th…
Michigan charter school law gets failing grade
Michigan charter school law gets failing gradeBy Lori Higgins, Detroit Free PressMichigan has one of the worst ratings in a first-ever analysis of state polici…
States’ charter school policies ranked for accountability
States' charter school policies ranked for accountabilityby Lori Higgins, Detroit Free PressDETROIT — Michigan has one of the worst ratings in a first-ever ana…