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Statement on U.S. Department of Education Stance on Accountability and Assessments for the 2020-21 School Year
On February 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education released a letter to Chief State School Officers regarding flexibility for accountability and assessment…
Statement from the Education Trust-Midwest on Michigan’s premature request to cancel assessments of learning and school accountability
The president of the Michigan State Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction have requested a waiver of federal requirements for student ass…
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…
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 …
Statement on Enactment of Key Law to Improve Teaching and Learning in Michigan
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (November 5, 2015) – This morning, Governor Rick Snyder signed Senate Bill 103 into law, which will help establish a critical framework for pr…
Ed Trust-Midwest Presents on Making Michigan at Top Ten Education State
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Sept. 8, 2015) – Earlier today, Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest, presented to the State Board of Education …
Michigan’s Next Superintendent of Public Instruction
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (March 18, 2015) — Earlier today, the Michigan State Board of Education announced the selection of Brian Whiston as the next Superintendent of…
The Skillman Foundation voices support for “Accountability for All”
The Skillman Foundation is pleased to support the EducationTrust Midwest report: Accountability for All: The need for real charter school accountability in Mi…
NACSA Recognizes Step in the Right Direction To Improve Michigan’s Charter School Authorizing
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) recognizes today’s release of a study by the Education Trust—Midwest (ETM) entitled “Accountabil…
Support from Innovate Public Schools
“Charter schools can play a vital role in a community’s effort to provide a great public education to all students, particularly low-income students and studen…
MinnCAN Statement of Support on Michigan’s Charter Authorizer Report
Although Minnesota is considered a pioneer in the national charter movement, we have some work to do in order to ensure that our charter schools--and all schoo…
Accountability for All: The Need for Real Charter School Authorizer Accountability in Michigan
The Education-Trust Midwest’s new letter grade scorecard celebrates high-performing authorizers, yet also shows that 20 percent of Michigan’s charter schools h…
StudentsFirst Michigan support for Stronger Charter School Accountability in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. -- StudentsFirst Michigan State Director Lindsay Huddleston has issued the following statement regarding The Education Trust-Midwest’s new repor…
Support from the Michigan PTA
Accountability for All, a report released today by The Education Trust - Midwest (ETM) on charter school authorizer accountability in Michigan, provides a bala…
Support from Excellent Schools Detroit (ESD)
DETROIT, MICH (February 19, 2015) – Today, the Education Trust-Midwest released a report and scorecard on Michigan charter school authorizer performance. While…
‘A’ Authorizer Grand Rapids Public Schools Statement in Support of ‘Accountability for All’
The Education Trust-Midwest report is spot on and largely aligned with our Board’s legislative platform. Michigan charter school laws should be reformed to inc…
Democrats for Education Reform support for ‘Accountability for All’
Michigan DFERs,The Education Trust-Midwest released a report today on charter authorizer accountability. “Accountability for All: The Need for Real Charter Sch…
National Pro-Charter Group Criticizes Michigan’s Lack of Charter Accountability
Report: Michigan’s state policies ignore best practicesROYAL OAK, MICH. – A new report, published today by the National Association of Charter School Authoriz…
More Michigan Schools Meet Learning Goals, but Not for All Student Groups
Michigan’s education recession continues for far too many studentsROYAL OAK, MICH. (August 13, 2014) – Today the Michigan Department of Education released its …