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Michigan education funding system fails to provide equal opportunity for all
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Jan. 23, 2020) — Michigan is now in the bottom five states nationwide for equitable school funding, and should take immediate steps to invest…
Michigan continues to struggle to improve early reading, according to national assessment
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Oct. 30, 2019) – Today, the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) released its new findings, showing Michigan did not make mean…
ETM Expands, Building Additional Policy, School Support and Community Engagement Strength
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Oct. 16, 2019) – The Education Trust-Midwest (ETM) is pleased to announce the addition of team members that will help build upon critical org…
Low performance and large gaps in student learning should prompt action at every level
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Aug. 29, 2019) – The release of new data on student learning in Michigan highlights the need for prompt action to improve learning for all st…
Education Trust-Midwest’s Annual Report on Status of Michigan K-12 Focuses on Better Ways to Help State’s Students Learn, Succeed
ROYAL OAK, Mich. ― A new analysis released today shows that if Michigan’s fourth-grade reading performance had improved as much as Florida’s has since 2003, Mi…
Michigan parents say ‘improving the quality of education’ is most important issue facing the state, in poll released by the Education Trust-Midwest
Royal Oak, Mich. (May 15, 2019) – No matter where Michigan parents live, their race or political affiliation, or how much their family earns, they want a high-…
Statement from the Education Trust-Midwest on selection of Dr. Michael Rice to be next Superintendent of Public Instruction
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (May 7, 2019) – Earlier today, the Michigan State Board of Education named Dr. Michael Rice to be the next Superintendent of Public Instructio…
Detroit Parent Network and Education Trust Midwest Join Forces to Equip Parents on Third-Grade Reading
DETROIT, Mich. (March 27, 2019) – Detroit Parent Network and The Education Trust-Midwest are excited to announce a partnership designed to help prepare and equ…
Statement from the Education Trust-Midwest on Governor Whitmer’s FY 2020 Executive Budget Recommendation
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (March 5, 2019) – Earlier today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the Fiscal Year 2020 Executive Budget Recommendation. This proposal priori…
Statement from the Education Trust-Midwest on Governor Whitmer’s 2019 State of the State Address
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Feb. 12, 2019) – In her first State of the State address, Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke on the great need to improve educational opportunit…
Ballmer Group Supports Efforts to Improve Educational Equity through a Grant to The Education Trust-Midwest
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Jan. 16, 2019) – A recently announced grant from Ballmer Group will support the efforts of The Education Trust-Midwest to build a durable mov…
Education Trust-Midwest Statement on the Diversion of School Aid Funds
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Dec. 21, 2018) – Earlier today, the Michigan Legislature passed House Bill 4991, which will divert significant resources from Michigan public…
Michigan Students Cannot Afford Proposed School Aid Disinvestment
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (December 12, 2018) – Ensuring that Michigan public schools have the resources needed to provide an excellent and equitable education to every…
Ed Trust-Midwest Statement on House Bills 6314 and 6315
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (December 11, 2018) – Last week, the Michigan House of Representatives passed House Bills 6314 and 6315 (Kelly – R), which would create a new …
Joint statement regarding replacement of M-STEP test for upcoming school year
The advocacy groups below today released the following statement regarding MDE’s decision to move forward with PSAT 8/9 testing for the upcoming school year an…
Bosch Community Fund Supports Teaching and Learning through a Grant to ETM
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (October 3, 2018) – Support from the Bosch Community Fund will help improve the quality of teaching and learning in Michigan schools. The two-…
Equity And Transparency: Critical Focus Areas For Michigan
New state assessment data reinforces challenges and opportunities for state’s students and educational improvement efforts ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Aug. 29, 2018) – T…
Launch Michigan: Make Michigan a Top Ten Education State
Ed Trust-Midwest joins business, education, philanthropic and other organizations to deepen collective P-12 effortsRoyal Oak, Mich. (June 20, 2018) – Today, th…
Ed Trust CEO John King Jr., former U.S. Secretary of Education to deliver keynote today at Mackinac Policy Conference
Ed Trust CEO John King Jr., former U.S. Secretary of Education, to focus on the importance of collaboration to address education challenges at annual Mackinac …
Familiar Data: Low Performance and Wide Gaps in Michigan Student Achievement
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (April 10, 2018) –New national assessment findings show Michigan student achievement continues to be relatively flat and underperforming for k…