Posted by: Posted On:15 Sep 2020
Every school day matters for Michigan students, and one upcoming Tuesday in particular has a little extra significance. The summer is over and Election Day is now squarely in our sights. GLEP is working each and every day to support
Posted by: Posted On:1 Sep 2020
Students in Michigan need advocates now more than ever. All they’re getting from Governor Whitmer and local teachers unions are obstacles. The Governor, some local districts, and the state’s education bureaucrats refuse to do better, but we’re standing in that
Posted by: Posted On:25 Aug 2020
GLEP asks Whitmer to Stand Up for Kids in Detroit, Publicly Reject Illegal Local Union-Authorized Strike Detroit Parents, Kids Deserve Governor’s Support, after Local Union Officials Voted to Authorize Breaking the Law LANSING – Great Lakes Education Project Executive Director
Posted by: Posted On:20 Aug 2020
Great Lakes Education Project Calls on Nessel, Rice, Vitti and Whitmer to Uphold Oath of Office Detroit Families Deserve a Quality Education with the Option of In-Person Learning LANSING –The Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) today issued the following statement
Posted by: Posted On:20 Aug 2020
Great Lakes Education Project Proudly Endorses 55 Candidates for State House of Representatives LANSING –The Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) today proudly endorsed 55 candidates in their general election contests for state House of Representatives. Each of the candidates has
Posted by: Posted On:17 Aug 2020
This fall is perhaps the most important of our lifetimes. Parents and students are scrambling to find educational options after many districts across the state opted this month to lock them out of the classroom for the start of the
Posted by: Posted On:14 Aug 2020
Centers for Disease Control: Get Kids Back in the Classroom GLEP Urges Districts to Follow the Science, Data-Backed Guidance from CDC, and to Listen to Physicians’ Concern for Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Students LANSING – With students’ social, emotional,
Posted by: Posted On:8 Aug 2020
This column originally appeared in the Lansing State Journal. Classrooms should be open this fall for kids whose parents are comfortable sending them back to school. There’s nothing political about it. It’s the conclusion of researchers and doctors, pediatricians and the
Posted by: Posted On:5 Aug 2020
Great Lakes Education Project-Endorsed Candidates Win Primary Elections When Education Champions Win, Students Win! Lansing, MI – A majority of candidates endorsed by the Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) were successful in yesterday’s primary election for the State House. “Today is
Posted by: Posted On:4 Aug 2020
Superintendent Michael Rice last week told members of the Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee that lawmakers should “freeze” students in schools, even those that refuse to open or to meet their unique educational needs this fall, in order to