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Building Champions for Education and Life Success
Bridge Magazine released their ranked list of Academic State Champions – the Michigan schools considered to be over-achievers, that is that their students have better test scores than other schools with similar student and family demographics. We applaud the Bridge … Continue reading
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Tagged education, youth voice
Building Successful 21st Century Learners – the Common Core and Beyond
I spent the week last week with colleagues from around the country as part of the C.S. Mott Foundation-funded White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellowship, strategizing individual and collective action necessary to garner the support necessary to fully fund one of the most … Continue reading
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Tagged common core, education, equity, extended learning
Supporting Effective, Equitable Investments in Education
Earlier this month, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a report reflecting what we’ve known and felt all over the state – that we in Michigan, similar to many states around the country, continue to disinvest in K-12 education. … Continue reading
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Tagged achievement gap, education, equity, finance
Post-Secondary Paths for More Young People
We’ve all agreed that the path to a self- and family-supporting job and career requires not only graduating from high school, but successfully starting AND completing some kind of post-secondary path. We are so proud of all of the kids … Continue reading
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Tagged education, high school, KidSpeak, multiple paths, post-secondary
Early Childhood Education a Top Priority for Voters
On Wednesday, the First Five Years Fund and the Grow America Stronger coalition released findings from a national survey of registered voters to gauge public reception on early childhood education in the U.S. and the results should leave early childhood … Continue reading
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Tagged early childhood, education, poll, voters
A Mixed Budget for Equity
Last month, Governor Snyder signed the fiscal year 2014 (FY2014) budget into law. The state budget is the single most powerful expression of the state’s priorities and can be used as a tool to improve opportunities for children and families … Continue reading
Conquering the Achievement Gap Is Worthy Goal: Take Steps to Make it Happen
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) hosted a summit yesterday, “Conquering the Achievement Gap: The Promise of African American Males.” The summit was an opportunity for the Department to discuss the work it has undertaken since the State Board of … Continue reading
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Tagged achievement gap, African American, education, multi-sector
