Michigan Achieves: Summary
To become a top ten education state by 2030, Michigan needs to focus on and invest in the highest…
Michigan Achieves: Becoming a Top Ten Education State
Michigan is truly at a crossroads. After years of hard work to recover from the Great Recession, Michigan is…
Accountability for All: The Need For Real Charter School Authorizer Accountability In Michigan
National Association of Charter School Authorizers | The Skillman Foundation | Michigan PTA | Grand Rapids Public Schools |…
Massachusetts Fact Sheet
Massachusetts State Strategy Brief Published: July 15, 2014
Tennessee Fact Sheet
Tennessee State Strategy Brief Published: July 15, 2014
Stalled to Soaring: Michigan’s Path to Educational Recovery
State of Michigan Education report — “Stalled to Soaring: Michigan’s Path to Educational Recovery” — is the result of…
Supporting Michigan’s Teachers: Smart Implementation of High Standards, Training, and Educator Evaluation
Michigan students continue to fall behind their peers in other states in learning. According to 2013 national assessment data,…
Invest in What Works: An Education Road Map for Michigan Leaders
As an organization made up of Michiganders, we know well how our parents once prided themselves on the quality…
Good for Teachers, Good for Students: The Need for Smart Teacher Evaluation in Michigan
As Michigan student achievement continues to fall behind a growing number of other states, it’s clear that Michigan needs…
Strengthening Michigan’s Teaching Force
Michigan teachers have one of the most important roles in our state’s and children’s future. Yet as a state,…
Michigan No Child Left Behind Waiver Analysis
The U.S. Department of Education has offered Michigan a rare opportunity to devise new educational systems that better serve…
What Our Students Deserve: Facing the Truth About Education in the Great Lakes State
An honest look at public education in Michigan reveals both hopeful and dismal news. While our state has taken…
Teacher Evaluation in Michigan
Valuable and meaningful professional feedback is one of the cornerstones of growth as a person and as a professional.…
Improving and Supporting Michigan’s Teaching Quality
As any parent knows, teachers matter. A teacher’s effectiveness has more impact on student learning than any other factor…
Becoming a Leader in Education: An Agenda for Michigan
Despite Michigan’s rich history of entrepreneurship and innovation, the state now trails most others both economically and educationally. This…
Big Gaps Small Gaps in Serving African American Students
We’ve been digging beneath the averages and looking at data from individual institutions in our College Results Online database.…
Big Gaps Small Gaps in Serving Hispanic Students
To improve degree attainment among Hispanic students,colleges and universities simply must enroll more of them. But it’s just as…
2009 Education Watch State Reports: Michigan
Published: April 5, 2009