Posted by: Posted On:22 Feb 2021
It wasn’t a surprise, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t an outrage. Last week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer presented her annual budget, asking lawmakers to back her priorities and to spend billions in federal COVID relief funding. In a brazen move
Posted by: Posted On:11 Feb 2021
Whitmer Slashes Funding for Public School Teachers, Students Learning Online Governor Eviscerates Funding for Online Public School Learners during Pandemic, after Locking School Buildings, Forcing Students Online LANSING – Great Lakes Education Project Executive Director Beth DeShone provided the following
Posted by: Posted On:10 Feb 2021
Filing: MDE “Waiver” Ask an Attempt to Hide Data from Parents, Teachers – Will Hurt Poor, Minority Students Most Great Lakes Education Project Files Public Comment with Michigan Department of Education Asking It to Immediately Rescind Request LANSING – The
Posted by: Posted On:8 Feb 2021
Why is Michigan’s education bureaucracy trying to hide school performance data? That’s the question we’ve been asking Governor Gretchen Whitmer for weeks, and the inquiry state Superintendent Michael Rice keeps ducking. The Michigan Department of Education just days ago filed
Posted by: Posted On:28 Jan 2021
GLEP: Michigan Education Crisis Requires Governor’s Full Attention – Not Attempt to Hide School Data Whitmer Must Forcefully Reject Department of Education “Waiver” Request to Hide Learning Loss, Massive Bureaucratic Failure LANSING – Great Lakes Education Project Executive Director Beth
Posted by: Posted On:27 Jan 2021
Student Advocates Praise House Bills to Safely Open School for Students, Send $250 Rebates to Reimburse Parents for School Expenses LANSING – Great Lakes Education Project Executive Director Beth DeShone today thanked members of the state House of Representatives for
Posted by: Posted On:25 Jan 2021
March 1st can’t come soon enough. In fact, it won’t. Too many tens of thousands of Michigan students remain locked out of their classrooms by an anti-science, anti-data governor and local union leaders who have rejected the advice of physicians
Posted by: Posted On:11 Jan 2021
When it comes to our kids’ schools and learning, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and her administration have spent the last 10 months flouting the science, ignoring the data, and acting against the advice of physicians, medical experts and the CDC. As
Posted by: Posted On:8 Jan 2021
GLEP: Don’t Wait Until March – Get Kids Back in the Classroom NOW LANSING – The Great Lakes Education Project Executive Director Beth DeShone provided the following comment today, after Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced her desire to reopen classrooms for
Posted by: Posted On:21 Dec 2020
According to experts, science and data — it’s safe for kids to be in the classroom. We know, though, that despite the evidence surrounding student populations, teachers remain understandably concerned about their own health and safety. We also know that