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“Article: Education Trust founder says Michigan ‘on the right track’ with preschool funding”
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4325The Education Trust's founder, Kati Haycock, was in Michigan to speak at the 2014 Mackinac Policy Conference…
“Charter schools vary in academic achievement compared to traditional districts”
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4326Parents choose charter schools over traditional schools for a myriad of reasons. This article examines…
“Teacher Evaluations May Broaden”
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4327The Michigan legislature looks at the criteria for evaluating teachers and school administrators.
Business Leaders Urge Smarter Balanced Assessment Adoption
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4287Business Leaders for Michigan headed a coalition urging the Legislature to support adoption of the Smarter B…
Our View – Michigan can improve on its education system
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4289This article published in the Petoskey News, discusses important steps that the Michigan legislature can tak…
Teachers need more training and resources to teach to highter standards”
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4328"Michigan's new college - and career- ready standards will accomplish little if our state does nothing to en…
“Michigan schools aren’t moving forward”
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4329Charter schools are not the solution to the problems in our state's educational system.
“Supreme Court upholds affirmative action ban”
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4330How will Michigan's ban on using race as a factor in college admissions affect our minority students?
“Editorial: Why Michigan is so far behind others on education”
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4331This article examine's The Education Trust's recent educational report which compares Michigans fourth-grad…
Symposium in Flint tackles the roles of race and class in education
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4333A discussion of the impact of race and economic class on education. Sarah Lenhoff, ETM's Director of P…
On the wrong track: Michigan education policy
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4332A comparison of The Education Trust-Midwest's 2014 Education Report and a new study from Demos looking at hi…
Study: Michigan students not learning enough
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4334This article looks at the 2014 Education Report from The Education Trust entitled: "Stalled to Soaring…
What Michigan can learn fro leading education states (guest commentary)
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4335Michigan ranks in the bottom five states for student learning progress in fourth-grade reading and math over…
What Michigan can learn from leading education states (guest commentary)
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4243Tennessee not traditionally a high-performing education state recently made national headlines for becom…
Michigan needs a smart, statewide system to measure student growth
by Amber Arellano, Teresa Weatherall Neal, Audrey Spalding, Michael Rice, Ray Telman, Jon Felske and Harrison BlackmondAs Michigan education leaders who work i…
A Middle Ground on Teacher Evaluations
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/4012September 26, 2013 - Amber Arellano's THINK piece on the Detroit NewsCourtesy of The Detroit News, Copyright…
Michigan needs ‘master teachers’ who exhibit excellence, not mediocrity
by Sarah Lenhoff and Amber ArellanoImagine you are a Michigan public high school math teacher. A 15-year veteran, for years your students have learned nearly t…
Michigan Nightlight Leadership Profile: Sarah Winchell Lenhoff
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/3742Michigan Nightlight's profile on Sarah Winchell Lenhoff, Director of Policy and Research
Michigan Nightlight Program Profile: The Education Trust- Midwest
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/3741Michigan Nightlight's profile on The Education Trust- Midwest
Snyder summit: Real change requires real education change
Original URL: https://midwest.edtrust.org/node/3734Courtesy of The Detroit News, Copyright 2013www.detnews.com