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How to make Michigan a top education state
by Amber Arellano and Ken WhippleMichigan is facing a historic moment for the state and its children, a moment when our citizens and leaders must choose whethe…
Jacques: Pitch for education reform targets Mackinac
by Ingrid Jacques, The Detroit NewsBusiness leaders will be getting the hard sell on Mackinac Island this week on their need to engage in the drive to make Mic…
Improve education with equal funding, higher standards
by Kati Haycock and Amber ArellanoThis week at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Michigan leaders will gather to have a serious conversation about some of Michig…
Michigan’s business community must lead charge for better schools
by Brian Cloyd and Ken Whipple, BridgeLeaders of the business community care about education in Michigan not just because they’re trying to be good corporate c…
Michigan’s K-12 schools ‘terribly low-performing’ compared to rest of U.S., report says
by Brian McVicar, MLiveMichigan's K-12 students are continuing to fall behind the rest of the nation, putting at risk the state's economic momentum and competi…
Michigan students sliding fast toward the bottom
by Lori Higgins, Detroit Free PressMichigan, already sliding toward the bottom nationally for fourth-grade reading performance on a rigorous national exam, is …
Michigan’s education system falls further behind other states, report says
State's 4th-grade reading ranking falls from 28th to 41st in nation and could fall more, Education Trust-Midwest warnsby Crain's Detroit BusinessMichigan's edu…
Detroit’s Educational Catastrophe
by Beth Hawkins, The AtlanticThree months into her son’s first pass at third grade, Arlyssa Heard had a breakdown. Judah was bright, but had begun calling hims…
ETM proposes accountability for charter school authorizers
by Rachel Weick, Grand Rapids Business JournalMichigan’s statewide charter school system’s report card remains low compared to other leading academic performin…
Michigan: The Poster Child for How Not to do Charter Schools
by Amber ArellanoBehind the Detroit schools crisis lies a troubling charter school sector.As Detroit Public Schools' teacher sick-outs and mounting debt captur…
Here’s to Making Charter Schools Better in Michigan
by Valentina Korkes, Education PostBeing from Michigan, generally, is a wonderful thing. Great people, Great Lakes, you get the picture.When it’s not so wonder…
Bringing failing charter schools to heel
Detroit Free PressGov. Snyder and would-be education reformers in both parties talk ad nauseum about holding allMichigan’s schools accountable. But charter sch…
New report calls for more accountability for charter school authorizers
by Rebecca Kruth, Michigan RadioA new report out today from Education Trust-Midwest says some charter school authorizers in Michigan aren't doing their jobs ve…
We need performance-based charter authorizing system
by Amber Arellano and Sunil JoyWith roughly half of Michigan’s charter schools ranking in the bottom quarter of all public schools for academic performance, it…
Gains seen, but more work needed for charter authorizers
by Lori Higgins, Detroit Free PressCharter school authorizers are making better decisions about the opening and closing of schools in Michigan, but it's not en…
Arellano: Good schools, smart state
by Amber Arellano, Executive DirectorMichigan student achievement is in free fall. Over the last decade, every group of students – white, black, brown, higher-…
Target other school districts in state, not the EAA
By Mary Kramer, Crain's Detroit BusinessProtesters recently stormed a meeting of Eastern Michigan University's Board of Regents, demanding that the board sever…
Michigan’s black students lag behind the nations
by Lori Higgins, Detroit Free PressMichigan ranks as among the worst states in the nation for the performance of African American students, according to a repo…
Report: Mich. near bottom in black student achievement
by Shawn D. Lewis, The Detroit NewsIn a national study of African-American student achievement released Thursday, Michigan results are grim, with scores near t…
Arellano: Strong evaluations can boost teaching
by Amber Arellano, The Detroit NewsThink about five people who have made a difference in your life. Chances are, at least one is a teacher. Every student deser…
