Response to Mich. school closure announcement and resources for at-home learning
Read moreFollowing Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's announcement of school closures today, the Education Trust-Midwest responded with suggestions for a comprehensiv…
Meeting student needs through COVID-19 and business leaders call for funding equity
Read moreAs Michigan takes steps to protect the health and well-being of students and the general public, we must also address both unique and preexisting inequities fa…
School closure & vulnerable students – Update from The Education Trust-Midwest
Read moreDear friends and partners,What an unprecedented last week this has been - a time of rapid change for all of us. For those of us lucky enough to work from home,…
Teacher leadership pathways & investments critical to addressing Michigan’s teacher shortage and the fair funding pledge.
Read moreThe following is an excerpt from a guest column by Randy Speck, that ran in The Detroit News on March 3. Click here for the full article.For too long, educator…
From special ed. to charter school students, meeting the needs of every Michigan student
Read moreThe following excerpt is from an guest opinion column by Dave Meador, vice chairman and chief administrative officer or DTE Energy Co. and chairman of the boar…
Improving Reading Education and Financial Aid Awareness
Read moreJoin The Education Trust-Midwest and partner organizations on Thursday, Feburary 27 at 7:00 p.m. EST for a twitter chat on financial aid using #StudentsCantWai…
Fair funding for schools, financial aid for students and calling future colleagues.
Read moreNearly 400 messages have been sent by Michiganders to the Governor and legislative leaders, urging Michigan to prioritize fairness in opportunity and equity in…
Building Toward Equity: Proposed FY21 Budget and Inequities in Advanced Coursework
Read moreA high-quality public education remains the most effective tool for building a brighter future. Not only does success in school prepare a young person for life…
Reading a focus of the Gov and a pledge for fair funding
Read moreIn her second State of the State address, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke to the critical needs of ensuring that students are prepared to learn as the…
New Report: School Funding System Failing to Provide Equal Opportunities
Read moreMichigan is now in the bottom five states nationwide for equitable school funding, and should take immediate steps to invest much more in students from low-inc…
Inequities in advanced coursework in the spotlight
Read moreBlack and Latino students across the country have unequal access to advanced coursework, which means they often miss out on vital learning opportunities that c…
What Ed. Issues are You Watching in 2020?
Read moreAs we begin a new year, members of the Ed Trust-Midwest team are thinking about the issues that will define public education policy in 2020. Share your predict…
Supporting parents and expanding access to postsecondary education
Read moreGovernor Gretchen Whitmer recently announced a statewide “Governors FAFSA Challenge.” The goal is for every Michigan high school to increase FAFSA completion r…
Quality & Access for All in P-20 Education
Read moreHigh-quality early childhood education (ECE) is important to the rapid development that happens in the first five years of a child’s life and has long-lasting …
Empowering parents through data and creating a more diverse, inclusive teaching force.
Read moreAs important partners in student and school performance, parents deserve to be empowered with information about student learning. With this information, parent…
Every student counts and a needed math intervention. Plus news, updates and more.
Read moreEarlier this month, schools across Michigan observed fall "count day." This is one of the days used by the state during the school year to determine official s…
Michigan needs a math overhaul – and the teacher support to make it happen
Read moreNearly two-thirds of Michigan students in fifth, sixth, and seventh grades were not grade-level proficient on the 2019 state math assessment – the most recent …
Questions remain on state budget and keeping teachers of color teaching in our public schools
Read moreOne week into the current fiscal year, questions remain about the future of key programs and priorities of Governor Whitmer and the state legislature.After bei…
State Budget Update and Inequities in Enrollment, Completion for Latino Student in Higher Ed.
Read moreIn an unusual move, the School Aid Budget for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 was sent back to the conference committee after having previously passed…
Young, gifted and broke. Student loans and state budgets. Plus news and more.
Read moreLast week, a state budget conference committee passed the public education budget for the year beginning on October 1. The budget focused on greater increases …
