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Community Leaders Issue Statement Calling for More Funding Equity Following Signing of School Aid Budget
The following civil rights, civic and business leaders have joined together to issue the statement below upon Gov. Whitmer’s signing of the School Aid Budget f…
Statement from the Education Trust-Midwest on Bipartisan Budget Maintaining Per-Pupil Funding and Including a One-Time Per-Student Increase
More must be done in future budget cycles to address structural inequities and meet the needs of at-risk students, students with disabilities, English learners…
Statement by The Education Trust-Midwest on Emerging School Aid Budget Framework
The following statement may be attributed to Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest.“The emerging School Aid Budget framework …
Statement from The Education Trust-Midwest on School Aid Fund Revenue Estimate
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Aug. 24, 2020) ― The following statement may be attributed to Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest."State budget…
Statement by Amber Arellano on bipartisan education deal
Statement by Amber Arellano, Executive Director, The Education Trust-Midwest“We applaud Governor Whitmer and Michigan’s legislative leadership for their work o…
Ed Trust-Midwest Joins Business, Civil Rights and Civic Leaders in a Campaign Calling on Leaders to Invest in Michigan’s Students, Adopt Fairer School Funding
(July 28, 2020) – At a time of great inequality of opportunity deepened by the COVID-19 crisis, The Education Trust-Midwest and a broad cross-section of busine…
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…
Amid nationwide focus on systemic racial injustice, Ed Trust-Midwest issues a blueprint for Michigan’s Educational Recovery to address long-standing opportunity and achievement gaps
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (June 23, 2020) – As the U.S. rightfully confronts longstanding inequality and racial injustice, Michiganders have a historic opportunity to a…
UNITED IN THE FIGHT FOR EQUITY AND JUSTICE
We join the nation in grieving the death of George Floyd, yet another reminder that the lives of Black people in this country are undervalued. Peaceful protest…
Strategic Communicator Jennifer Mrozowski Joins the Ed Trust-Midwest Team
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (June 1, 2020) ― The Education Trust-Midwest is pleased to announce the hire of strategic communicator and former veteran Detroit education jo…
The Education Trust-Midwest Applauds Detroit School lawsuit settlement
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (May 14, 2020) ― The following can be attributed to Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest:“We are pleased to see G…
The Education Trust-Midwest outlines key recommendations for ensuring educational equity for underserved students throughout COVID-19 school closures.
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (April 22, 2020) — As state education leaders continue to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, The Education-Trust Midwest is publishing a ser…
Increased Food Access Good News for Michigan Students, Families
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (April 9, 2020) ― Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the State of Michigan is the first state in the U.S. approved to ex…
Education Trust-Midwest Responds to School Closure Announcement Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (April 2, 2020) — The Education Trust-Midwest recognizes the difficult decision that Governor Gretchen Whitmer made to close Michigan’s public…
Education Trust-Midwest calls for a focus on educational equity during coronavirus school closures
ROYAL OAK, Mich. ― As Michigan families and educators adapt to the challenges of continuing the education of children during school closures, The Education Tru…
Statement and Brief on Gov. Whitmer’s Proposed Budget
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Feb. 7, 2020) — The following statement may be attributed to Amber Arellano, executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest:“A high-qual…
Statement from The Education Trust-Midwest on Governor Whitmer’s 2020 State of the State Address
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Jan. 29, 2020) — In her second State of the State address, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke to the critical needs of ensuring that st…
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…
