Charter Success in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Charter Outperforms Local District, ISD and State in ReadingWashtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) first authorized Honey Creek Community…
Detroit Charter Aims to Be Finest in the Nation
Detroit Charter Aims to be “Finest K-8 School in the Nation”The following excerpt is from Accountability for All: 2016.…
W. Mich Charter’s Impressive Improvement
West Michigan Charter Shows Impressive ImprovementThe following excerpt is from Accountability for All: 2016. For more on Grand Rapids…
ETM proposes accountability for charter school authorizers
by Rachel Weick, Grand Rapids Business JournalMichigan’s statewide charter school system’s report card remains low compared to other leading…
Report: Michigan’s Overall Charter Authorizer Performance Devastatingly Low
House Members Announce Legislation on Detroit SchoolsHigh-performing charter schools are one of states’ important tools to ensure low-income students…
Michigan: The Poster Child for How Not to do Charter Schools
by Amber ArellanoBehind the Detroit schools crisis lies a troubling charter school sector.As Detroit Public Schools' teacher sick-outs and…
Here’s to Making Charter Schools Better in Michigan
by Valentina Korkes, Education PostBeing from Michigan, generally, is a wonderful thing. Great people, Great Lakes, you get the picture.When…
Bringing failing charter schools to heel
Detroit Free PressGov. Snyder and would-be education reformers in both parties talk ad nauseum about holding allMichigan’s schools accountable. But charter…
New report calls for more accountability for charter school authorizers
by Rebecca Kruth, Michigan RadioA new report out today from Education Trust-Midwest says some charter school authorizers in Michigan aren't doing…
Gains seen, but more work needed for charter authorizers
by Lori Higgins, Detroit Free PressCharter school authorizers are making better decisions about the opening and closing of schools…