As Michiganders, it’s important to consider how to build the schools and school systems that serve all students’ needs. That includes considering where are the challenges and opportunities — and who here in Michigan and around the country is moving the needle for educational equity. We must also consider what we can do — as advocates community leaders, parents, policymakers and practitioners – to drive change for all Michigan students, particularly the most underserved.
Our blog, The Equity Edition, regularly features expert content, commentary and original analyses demonstrating what’s possible for Michigan’s schools and districts. We also regularly showcase research from across the nation to shine a spotlight on leading education states and where real progress is being made to improve student achievement and access to opportunity for all students. And we include resources for advocates to demonstrate ways we can work together to ensure every Michigan student has the opportunity to achieve at high levels.
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Equity Edition: We need you! Join the Opportunity for All campaign!
Read moreThe team at the Education Trust-Midwest has been hard at work advancing priorities for the coming fiscal year centered on investing in students and establishin…
Equity Edition: COVID-19 Crisis Leaves Many Families with Greater Need for College Financial Aid Assistance
Read moreAwareness efforts across state seek to inform students about financial aidBy Riley Stone, data and policy analyst at the Education Trust-MidwestThe COVID-19 he…
Equity Edition: Michigan’s School Funding System Leads to Gaps in Opportunity
Read morePolicy changes can lead to a fairer school funding system Michigan is one of the most inequitable states for school funding, leading to profound opportunity an…
Equity Edition: Community Leaders Issue Statement Calling for More Funding Equity Following Signing of School Aid Budget
Read moreMichigan lawmakers passed a $62.76 billion state budget last week that avoided drastic school funding cuts that had been forecast earlier this year due to the …
Equity Edition: Bipartisan Budget Maintains Per-Pupil Funding and Includes One-Time Per-Student Increase
Read moreMore must be done in future budget cycles to address structural inequities and meet the needs of at-risk students, students with disabilities, English learners…
The Equity Edition: No Cuts for Schools is Good News; More Work Needed on Fair Funding
Read moreState leaders said this week they reached agreement on the framework of the School Aid budget with no reduction in funding to K-12 public schools. In an editor…
The Equity Edition: Michigan’s College Remediation Rates in Poor Districts More Than Double the Rate of Wealthier Districts
Read moreWithout additional funding and supports, COVID-19 crisis may exacerbate troubling trendsBy Riley Stone, data and policy analystBefore the COVID-19 crisis, ensu…
Analysis: Michigan’s College Remediation Rates in Poor Districts More Than Double the Rate of Wealthier Districts
Read moreWithout additional funding and supports, COVID-19 crisis may exacerbate troubling trendsThis analysis is part of a periodic series examining the six recommenda…
The Equity Edition: Extended Learning More Important Than Ever in Return to School
Read moreWhen Education Trust-Midwest issued its 2020 State of Michigan Education Report, A Marshall Plan: Reimagining Michigan Public Education, schools had closed en …
The Equity Edition: School Aid Fund Revenue Estimate and Equitable Funding Coverage
Read moreNew projections for the budget year beginning on October 1 confirm that the state will have significant shortfalls, even as estimates have improved since May. …
Social-emotional support and wrap-around services essential for students as they return to schoolSocial-emotional support and wrap-around services essential for students as they return to school
Read moreMeeting in a rare Saturday session, the Michigan Senate approved “return to learn” bills hailed as a bipartisan deal struck late Friday by Gov. Gretchen Whitme…
The Equity Edition – Special Edition: Early learning, high expectations and Michigan’s digital divide.
Read moreThe following excerpt is from a recent blog on quality virtual instruction and access. Read the full post here.By Ayat AL-Tamimi, Policy Fellow Ayat AL-Tamimi,…
High Expectations for Every Learning Environment
Read moreSchools across the nation are poised to adopt either full- or partial-distance learning environments this fall, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and safety precaut…
Michigan’s Digital Divide
Read moreThis is the second in a periodic series examining the six recommendations in our recent 2020 State of Michigan Education Report, A Marshall Plan: Reimagining M…
The time is now to equitably invest in Michigan’s students
Read moreBy Jennifer MrozowskiAs the conversation intensifies in Michigan and nationally on how to plug budget shortfalls due to the COVID-19 economic crisis, it’s crit…
The Equity Edition: A call for prioritizing public education and equitable budget strategies
Read moreIn a new analysis, ETM unveils equitable funding options to shield vulnerable students amid projected budget shortfalls By Jennifer MrozowskiAt a time of great…
The Equity Edition: Parent uncertainty on start of school and quality virtual instruction
Read moreEducation Trust-Midwest survey shows parents are concerned about children falling behind By Brian GutmanAs the calendar moves further into the summer and close…
The Equity Edition: Equity centered plans to support vulnerable students
Read moreResources can help district and school leadership teams, community leaders and advocates prepare equity-centered plans to support vulnerable studentsBy Jennife…
The Equity Edition: Underinvestment and inequality place Michigan near bottom, school accountability and returning to school
Read moreEducational recovery will necessitate equity-based budget decisions, education advocates sayMichiganders must address decades-long underinvestment in education…
Underinvestment and inequality place Michigan near bottom
Read moreby Jen MrozowskiMichiganders must address decades-long underinvestment in education and opportunity gaps disproportionately impacting the state's most vulnerab…
