Standing Up To Hate & More Changes In Store for 8th Grade Testing. Oct. 30 update from Ed Trust-Midwest
Read moreFollowing the tragic events of last week, we have reposted an August 2017 article from Amber Arellano, originally responding to the Unite the Right rally in Ch…
Why aren’t kids being taught to read? and more from Ed Trust-Midwest – Oct. 23
Read moreThe following excerpt is from "Hard Words: Why aren't kids being taught to read?" by APM Reports earlier this fall. For the full article and podcast, click her…
Boosting Educational Excellence and how Race, Place & Policy Matter in Education – Mich. Ed. Update for Oct. 16
Read moreLeaders from Michigan’s foundation and civic communities came together last week for the Council of Michigan Foundation’s 46th Annual Conference. The conferenc…
Mich. Ed. Update-Oct 9
Read moreSupport from the Bosch Community Fund will help improve the quality of teaching and learning in Michigan schools. The two-year, $50,000 grant will provide supp…
Lifting the Veil: Michigan’s Uncounted
Read moreAll students matters and every student should count. Yet Michigan routinely fails to count nearly 100,000 students and minimizes the importance of tens of thou…
Mich. Ed. Update for Oct. 2
Read moreThe Education Trust-Midwest is pleased to announce our support for three bills that will ensure that Michigan students have access to school libraries and cert…
Ensuring Civil Rights & Liberties Education, News & More – Mich. Ed. Update for Sept. 25
Read moreSetting high expectations for all students is critical for ensuring equity in education. And once set, students and teachers need support and time to grow and …
Mich. Ed. Update – Sept. 18
Read moreProposed law largely removes data from educator feedbackMichigan lawmakers recently began to consider a proposal to significantly reduce the use of data in edu…
Mich Ed Update – Sept 5
Read moreBack to School As Michigan students, teachers and administrators head back to school we wish everyone a very successful school year!Equity and Transparency: Cr…
The State of Special Ed in Michigan, State Superintendent search, Civility and more updates from The Education Trust-Midwest
Read moreOver the course of the summer, updates from The Education Trust-Midwest will be distributed on the first Tuesday of each month.Weekly updates will resume on Se…
Mich. Ed. Update – July 3
Read moreOver the course of the summer, updates from The Education Trust-Midwest will be distributed on the first Tuesday of each month.Weekly updates will resume on Se…
Mich. Ed. Update – June 5
Read moreMackinac Policy Conference Education HighlightsLast week, leaders from Southeast Michigan and across the state joined together on Mackinac Island for the annua…
Mich. Ed. Update – May 29
Read moreEdTrust CEO to Address Mackinac Policy Conference on ThursdayFormer U.S. Secretary of Education and Education Trust CEO John B. King, Jr, will address the 2018…
Mich. Ed. Update – May 22
Read moreNew analysis finds that Michigan K-12 remains low-improving and low-performing for all studentsToday, the Education Trust-Midwest released a new analysis of th…
Mich. Ed. Update – May 15
Read moreAs education results in Michigan slip, stakeholders mobilizeThe following excerpt is from a May 13 article by Nick Manes in MiBiz. The full article is availabl…
Mich. Ed. Update – May 8
Read morePassing of State Superintendent WhistonEarlier this morning, the Michigan Department of Education issued a statement noting the passing of State Superintendent…
Mich. Ed. Update – May 1
Read moreSchool Safety Package Advances A little over two months after the tragic shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the Michigan legislatur…
Mich. Ed. Update – April 24
Read moreSchool Media Specialists Critical for Resolving Reading CrisisThe following excerpt is from an April 23 blog post by Kathy Lester, a school library media speci…
School Media Specialists Critical for Resolving Reading Crisis
Read moreKathy Lester is a school library media specialist with Plymouth-Canton Community Schools and past president of the Michigan Association for Media in Education …
Mich. Ed. Update – April 17
Read moreAnother Take on NAEPThis excerpt is from a blog post by Matthew M. Chingos and Kristin Blagg on April 10, 2018. The full text of the post is available here. NA…
