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Many Michigan Students Not Meeting Higher MEAP Standards
Dismal results in eighth-grade math for African American, Latino studentsROYAL OAK, MICH. (February 15, 2012) – The Michigan Department of Education released t…
New Report: White and Higher-Income Student Achievement in Michigan Losing Ground to Other States
Also inside: Ed Trust-Midwest finds hope in Inkster’s Baylor-Woodson Elementary – a high-poverty school where achievement soars as high as upper-middle class s…
Ed Trust-Midwest Statement on Michigan Charter School Expansion Vote
Contact info:Amber [email protected](734) 277-5084Donnell [email protected](248) 854-5297ROYAL OAK, MI (December 15, 2011) – To…
Statement to the Michigan Governor
The Education Trust-Midwest thanks the Governor’s Council members for dedicating their time to this incredibly important work – and to Senator Phil Pavlov, for…
Ed Trust-Midwest Statement on the 2011 NAEP TUDA Reading and Math Results
ANN ARBOR, MI (December 7, 2011) – Detroit’s student achievement continues to be devastatingly low -- and has changed very little since 2009 -- according to t…
Ed Trust-Midwest Statement on the 2011 NAEP Reading and Mathematics Results
ANN ARBOR, MICH. (November 1, 2011) — Michigan now consistently ranks in the bottom of states in both performance and improvement in student achievement, afte…
Michigan’s Legislature Needs to Slow Down and Get Charter School Legislation Right
Contact info:Amber [email protected](734) 277-5084Donnell [email protected](248) 854-5297ANN ARBOR, MICH. (September 29, 2011) …
The Education Trust-Midwest’s Statement on President Obama’s No Child Left Behind Waiver Plan
Contact info:Amber Arellano, Executive [email protected](734)277.5084Donnell Green, Communications [email protected](248)…
Ed Trust-Midwest Executive Director Amber Arellano shares commentary in the 43rd Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll
ANN ARBOR, MICH. (August 19, 2011) - Every year Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll produces a report on Americans’ view of education. This 43rd Annual report dives i…
Statement on Historic Education Reforms Passed by Michigan Legislature
Ed Trust-Midwest applauds lawmakers for passing teacher tenure, evaluation reforms that will help good teachers stay in classroomsLANSING, MICH. (June 30, 2011…
Ed Trust-Midwest Comments on Gov. Snyder’s Education Speech
Contact info:Donnell Green, (248) 854-5297, [email protected] Arellano, (734) 277-5084, [email protected], MICH. (April 27, 2011…
Ed Trust-Midwest Statement on Detroit
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (February 24, 2011) – “Detroit’s devastating results on the science portion of the National Assessment of Educational Progress underscore the …
“Cut Scores”
Contact info:Amber Arellano(734) [email protected];Donnell Green(248) [email protected] ANN ARBOR, MICH. -- (February 9…
New Report: On Key State Test, Detroit Public Schools is Not Michigan’s Lowest Performing School District for Some School Districts
Michigan Has Statewide Education Problem, Which Governor Rick Snyder Must Address to Rebuild State’s Tattered EconomyANN ARBOR, Mich. (January 13, 2011) – Cont…