Posted by: Posted On:25 Mar 2016
K-3 Reading bill passes in Senate, House sends it to Conference Committee On Tuesday, HB 4822, the K-3 Reading bill, was voted out of the Senate Education Committee on a 4-1 vote and was subsequently passed in the full Senate
Posted by: Posted On:18 Mar 2016
House Passes $50 million “mini-bailout” for DPS The House Appropriations Committee and the full House of Representatives passed both HB 5296 (Pscholka) and HB 5385 (Poleski) on Wednesday and Thursday this week. HB 5296 is a FY ’16 supplemental appropriations bill
Posted by: Posted On:11 Mar 2016
Senate Education Committee takes up K-3 reading bill HB 4822, the K-3 Reading bill, had a hearing in the Senate Education Committee, Chaired by Sen. Phil Pavlov (R-St. Clair Township). The bill sponsor, Rep. Amanda Price (R-Park Township) testified with
Posted by: Posted On:8 Mar 2016
Senate Education Committee | March 8, 2016 Good Afternoon, Chairman Pavlov and members of the Senate Education Committee. Improving early literacy is one of the most important issues in K-12 education, and more than 35 states have developed comprehensive K-3 reading
Posted by: Posted On:4 Mar 2016
DPS reform bills debated (at length) in the House Appropriations Committee The full House Appropriations Committee held two additional hearings last week focusing on the “Putting Students First” 6-bill package of Detroit education reform bills. Testifying in Wednesday morning’s hearing
Posted by: Posted On:26 Feb 2016
House Appropriations Committee begins hearings on DPS reform bills The full House Appropriations Committee kicked off hearings Wednesday on a package of 6 bills to address education reform in Detroit, called the “Putting Students First” proposal. Bills in the package
Posted by: Posted On:18 Feb 2016
House & Senate start FY ’17 School Aid Budget Hearings On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, the House and Senate School Aid Subcommittees heard presentations for the Department of Management and Budget about Governor Snyder’s proposed $14 billion School Aid
Posted by: Posted On:17 Feb 2016
“There is one fact upon which everyone agrees. The Detroit Public Schools has failed Detroit’s kids and Michigan’s taxpayers. Simply renaming the district won’t create better results. To that end, GLEP is very interested in today’s introduction of a six-bill package
Posted by: Posted On:12 Feb 2016
Governor Recommends $60-120 per pupil increase in FY ’17 Budget On Wednesday, Governor Snyder and John Roberts, State Budget Director, outlined their proposed $55 billion budget for the state in FY 2016-17, including $14 billion for School Aid. A highlight of
Posted by: Posted On:5 Feb 2016
First Hearing on DPS bills focuses on finances The first hearing on SB 710 & 711 (Hansen), the DPS reform bills, was held yesterday in the Government Operations Committee. Providing testimony during the 2+ hour hearing was Sen. Hansen; John