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MDE releases annual “Top to Bottom” ranking, and two-thirds of the worst performing schools are on the list for a second, third or fourth time Lansing, MI (August 22, 2013) – The Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) today called for
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The following sites or organizations provide useful information on K-12 education issues: Michigan: Citizens Research Council Democrats for Education Reform – Michigan Mackinac Center: Education Michigan Association of Public School Academies (MAPSA) Michigan Coalition for High Student Standards Michigan Council
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Legislative subcommittees start FY ’18 school aid budget work Both the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on School Aid held initial hearings this week to discuss the Governor’s proposed $14.3 billion School Aid Budget for FY ’18. As mentioned last
Posted by: Posted On:24 Nov 2016
Betsy DeVos Nominated as Education Secretary President-Elect Donald Trump announced this afternoon he will nominate Betsy DeVos, GLEP board member, to become the U.S. Secretary of Education. Those of us who work closely with Ms. DeVos are enthusiastically supportive of
Posted by: Posted On:28 Oct 2016
Database: Meet all 63 school board candidates, warts and all To help Detroiters cast informed votes for board members in Detroit’s public schools, Bridge Magazine, the Detroit Free Press, Fox 2 Detroit and WDET Detroit Public Radio spent two months
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Key Issues in K-3 Reading Bill Michigan’s K-3 Reading bill (HB 4822) has been referred to a joint House-Senate conference committee for additional negotiations. The bill is a comprehensive approach to early literacy that focuses on annual assessments, targeted interventions,
Posted by: Posted On:30 Oct 2015
M-STEP Results Show Less Than 50% of Michigan Students Proficient On Tuesday, MDE released results from the 2015 M-STEP test, the new state assessment for students in grades 3-8. Considered a more rigorous test than the MEAP, this new test
Posted by: Posted On:21 Aug 2015
K-3 Reading Bill Formally Introduced; Hearing Sept 3 in Grand Rapids On Tuesday, HB 4822 (Price), the K-3 Reading bill, was formally introduced in the House of Representatives. The bill is co-sponsored by a bi-partisan majority of House Education Committee
Posted by: Posted On:21 Nov 2014
GLEP at National Ed Reform Summit Since Wednesday afternoon, GLEP’s Betsy DeVos, Greg McNeilly, Gary Naeyaert and Cody Bailey have been in Washington, D.C. attending the 2014 National Summit on Education Reform, hosted by the Foundation for Excellence in Education.
Posted by: Posted On:31 Oct 2014
Happy Halloween!! Don’t get “tricked” on Election Day!! Governor Snyder was interviewed this week about recent bills introduced by House Democrats on charter schools, and his responses was the following: “We shouldn’t create silos of traditional schools and charter schools,”