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Detroit Free Press Opinion | Legislature should do these things for Michigan students’ educational recovery
As we mark the one-year anniversary of statewide school shutdowns, we’re seeing glimmers of hope, with COVID-19 rates down from peak levels, more children retu…
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…
Dropping the M-STEP could ‘sabotage’ new school accountability system, group argues
by Brian McVicar, MLiveChanging Michigan's standardized test could "undermine" a new school accountability system proposed by the Michigan Department of Educat…
High academic standards help all students succeed
by Cheryl CorpusHigh academic standards are needed now more than ever.Growing up in a rural, blue-collar town here in Michigan, I often struggled to understand…
Michigan must stay the course on M-STEP education test
by Brian CloydDespite modest gains, the data from the most recent M-STEP assessment, released by the Michigan Department of Education this week, show that Mich…
Editorial: Schools are still missing the mark
by The Detroit NewsThe test results released this week by the Michigan Department of Education put into focus how much work is needed to improve student learni…
Half of Michigan students still not ‘proficient’ on M-STEP
by Kate Wells, Michigan RadioWhile several grades made progress in certain subject areas, at least half of Michigan students still scored below “proficient” in…
Stay the course on M-STEP testing
by Ken WhippleThere’s a lot of bad news about Michigan’s educational performance these days, as our students fall further behind kids in nearly every other sta…
Why Michigan M-STEP results are cause for concern
by Lori Higgins and Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free PressMichigan students showed little improvement in language arts and math on the state's tough new standardize…
Education in Michigan can improve, if it’s done right
by Amber Arellano, Detroit Free Press guest writerImagine a public education system where many educators lack a clear sense of what skills their students need …
Rothwell: Assessing Michigan’s talent future
by Doug Rothwell, The Detroit NewsThe jobs that pay the most and are growing the fastest require more education and training. If we want to add these jobs and …
Less than half of students proficient in math on M-STEP
by The Detroit NewsLess than half of Michigan students achieved proficiency in math on the state’s new M-STEP exam, though Michigan education officials say the…
Echoing state, Detroit schools cut back on standardized tests
by Chastity Pratt Dawsey, Bridge MagazineTypically during the first three weeks of class in Detroit Public Schools, students can be found plowing through a bat…
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…
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…