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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…
STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR SNYDER’S EARLY LITERACY INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
ROYAL OAK, MICH. (February 11, 2015) – This morning, Governor Snyder announced a proposal to improve early literacy in Michigan through investments in early id…
Ed Trust-Midwest’s Comment on ESEA Reauthorization
The comment below was submitted to U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee regarding the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESE…
Ed Trust-Midwest Applauds Snyder’s Education Agenda
State leaders need to invest to make the agenda produce results for Michigan studentsROYAL OAK, MICH. (January 20, 2015) – Tonight, Michigan Governor Rick Sny…
Statement on Michigan Road- School Funding Proposal
ROYAL OAK, MICH. (December 18, 2014) – Today, legislative leaders announced a plan to increase road funding and create a new revenue stream for schools. The pr…
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…
College- and Career-Readiness for All Students
New college- and career-ready assessment system promises more reliable and honest information and improved teacher support, plus less testing for many district…
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 …
Education Trust-Midwest Statement on MME results
Michigan making slight progress, but state still struggling with low achievement and large gaps for Michigan high school studentsROYAL OAK, MICH. (July 7, 2014…
Statement from The Education Trust-Midwest on the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher Equity Strategy
ROYAL OAK, MICH. (July 7, 2014) — Today U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced his intention to focus new energy on the problem of unequal access to…