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With Love and High Expectations, Top Teachers Nurture Good Students
Effective Teaching Can Help Students Out of Povertyby Charles HoneyGrand Rapids Public Schools, MI — The boy was not having a good day. A new student in Vicki…
Great Teachers Make a Lasting Difference, Studies Show
by Charles HoneyKent ISD, MI — The old adage that having one great teacher can make a big difference in a student’s life is true, research shows – especially …
Why Are We Giving the Least to the Kids that Need the Most in School?
The link between poverty and education creates special challenges for educators in Michigan, both in Detroit and in the suburbs. As a part of…
GVSU ‘first charter school authorizer’ in Michigan to receive accreditation by third-party group
by Brian McVicar, MLiveGRAND RAPIDS, MI - Grand Valley State University's charter schools office has been recommended for accreditation by a third-party educat…
Detroit charter schools show gains, but lag behind state
By Lori Higgins, Detroit Free PressThe average Detroit charter school student is showing stronger academic improvement than peers in Detroit Public Schools, ac…
Michigan must continue to hold schools accountable for achievement gaps
by Amber Arellano and Sunil JoyGreat schools for all students and reliable school information for parents should be a given in Michigan – not a privilege. With…
Charter schools need accountability
by Amber Arellano, The Detroit NewsEducation Trust-Midwest’s “Accountability for All” report took a comprehensive look at charter authorizing practices in the …
Charter school authorizers should strive to improve schools
By Brian Gutman and Sunil JoyLast month, The Education Trust-Midwest released a report and scorecard on charter school authorizer accountability, “Accountabili…
Charter Schools: More Battles Everywhere You Look
By Rick Cohen, The Nonprofit QuarterlyThe turbulent world of charter schools, covered here because many or most are managed by nonprofits, continues just about…
News Junkies Roundup: Charter Schools, Pediatrician Rejection & Ronna Romney McDaniel
On the heels of a busy news week, Public Policy Consultant and former WDET News Director Chuck Wilbur and Detroit Free Press Columnist Nancy Kaffer drop by Det…
Should The State Have More Regulations Around Charter Schools?
A recent Education Trust-Midwest report on charter authorizers made waves in education-advocacy circles last week, with poor marks for many groups that oversee…
Report: Michigan doesn’t hold charter schools accountable
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A report from a nonprofit education organization says that Michigan charter schools and authorizers are lagging behind.The report,…
Charter authorizer report card gets mixed reviews
By Jennifer Dixon and Lori Higgins, The Detroit Free PressThe National Association of Charter School Authorizers called a new report that grades Michigan's aut…
Stateside for Thursday, February 19, 2015
A new Education Trust-Midwest report gives charter school authorizers low grades, but a gap in the state's charter school law may prevent them from being held …
Michigan Charter School Authorizers Finally Need to Be Held Accountable
By Valentina KorkesHaving spent a good chunk of my professional and personal life (much to the chagrin of my friends and family who, apparently, have interests…
Michigan’s Charter Authorizers Earn Mostly Average Grades in New Report
By Arianna ProtheroThe groups in Michigan that approve and oversee charter schools are now getting their performance graded.Education Trust-Midwest, a nonprofi…
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 …