This Week & Next (Oct 3, 2014)

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:3 Oct 2014

Candidate Forum in Canton on October 7 GLEP, along with Students First-Michigan; MAPSA and MCCSA are hosting a candidate forum at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, October 7 at Canton Charter Academy in Canton. Candidates invited to participate include: Sen. Patrick


This Week & Next (Sept 26, 2014)

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:26 Sep 2014

Democrat Bill is Death Sentence for ALL charters We reported last week that Michigan House Democrats were preparing to introduce a bill they claimed would simple “pause” the opening of any new charter schools in the state. Well, on Tuesday


Conservative Case for the Common Core

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:19 Sep 2014

Federal intrusion and misleading rumors do a disservice to an effort that started in the states. by WILLIAM J. BENNETT September 10, 2014 – As the former Secretary of Education for President Ronald Reagan, I have been following the national debate over


This Week & Next (Sept 19, 2014)

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:19 Sep 2014

Bill Introduced to Halt All Charter Schools Yesterday, Rep. Sarah Roberts (D-St. Clair Shores) announced the introduction of HB 5852, a bill to put a moratorium on any new charter public schools in Michigan. The bill is co-sponsored by nearly


GLEP Statement re: HB 5852

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:18 Sep 2014

Rep. Sarah Roberts introduces charter moratorium bill “It’s clear that introducing major legislation with only 18 session days remaining in the year is more about political theater than public policy. While this bill has zero chance of passage it will raise the


This Week & Next (Sept 12, 2014)

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:12 Sep 2014

Why GLEP Gets Up in the Morning Please CLICK HERE to access a short video message that speaks to why GLEP is engaged in the education revolution to help kids achieve more. If these inspiring words from Corey Booker and


This Week & Next (Sept 5, 2014)

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:5 Sep 2014

Betsy DeVos Pushes Choice on National TV Last night, Betsy DeVos, GLEP board member and chair of the American Federation for Children, appeared on STOSSEL to discuss educational choice and the back to school season on the Fox Business Network.


GLEP Slams Schauer Campaign Ad

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:3 Sep 2014

Education advocacy group denounces false assertion that Governor Snyder cut $1 billion in K-12 education funding when it’s actually increased by over $1 billion this year September 3, 2014 (Lansing, MI) – Today, the Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) took the


This Week & Next (Aug 29, 2014)

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:29 Aug 2014

Authorizer Accreditation System Announced The Michigan Council of Charter School Authorizers (MCCSA) today announced plans to establish a voluntary authorizer accreditation system to ensure authorizers will follow and adopt standards that places Michigan in the forefront of charter school authorizing.


Make charter school decisions that actually help Michigan’s students

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:28 Aug 2014

A Guest Editorial Viewpoint in the Detroit Free Press August 28, 2014 – In the debate over charter public schools and how to improve education, (a recent Free Press editorial in particular, “Lawmakers must act on state plan to reform charter