41 of 44 GLEP-Endorsed Candidates Win Primary Elections

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:3 Aug 2016

Education advocacy group pleased with 93% success rate, looking to November Lansing, MI (August 3, 2016) – The Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) announced that 41 of 44 candidates endorsed by the education advocacy group were successful in yesterday’s primary campaigns


This Week & Next (July 29, 2016)

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:29 Jul 2016

Michigan Primary Election on Tuesday, August 2 All 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives are up for election this year, and we want to make sure you get out and vote in the Tuesday’s Primary Election, where historic


This Week & Next (July 22, 2016)

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:22 Jul 2016

State to adopt A-F letter grading accountability system Kids get letter grades. Soon schools will, too. The Michigan Department of Education is preparing to launch a new accountability system that will call for assigning letter grades of A-F to schools


This Week & Next: (July 15, 2016)

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:14 Jul 2016

Lansing “Snooze Fest” as legislature continues summer break Given that both the Senate and House are on a summer recess that will last until after Labor Day, it’s a slow-moving world in and around Lansing these days. We hope you’ll


This Week & Next (July 8, 2016)

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:8 Jul 2016

GLEP takes on The New York Times In a guest editorial viewpoint published this week, GLEP’s Gary Naeyaert corrected a number of incorrect statements in the recent New York Times story trashing Detroit’s charter school sector. Naeyaert commented that the


This Week & Next (July 1, 2016)

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:1 Jul 2016

Governor Signs FY ’17 School Aid Budget Governor Snyder signed into law the FY ’17 School Aid Budget earlier this week, prior to the start of the school fiscal year which begins today. The key issue in the budget is


GLEP Endorses 19 Candidates in 2016 House Campaigns

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:27 Jun 2016

Leading education advocacy group makes additional campaign endorsements  Lansing, MI – The Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) today announced endorsements for candidates in 19 races for the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016. “We’re confident these candidates will be forceful advocates


This Week & Next (June 24, 2016)

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:24 Jun 2016

Governor Signs DPS Rescue Bills On Tuesday this week Governor Snyder signed the $617 million package of bills intended to rescue the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) from financial and academic ruin. The six-bill package pays off the accumulated $467 million


GLEP Endorses 25 Incumbents in 2016 House Campaigns

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:21 Jun 2016

Leading education advocacy group makes first round of campaign endorsements Lansing, MI (Tuesday, June 21, 2016) – The Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) today announced endorsements in 25 re-election campaigns for incumbent members of the Michigan House of Representatives. “We’re confident


This Week & Next (June 17, 2016)

Posted by:bdeshone Posted On:17 Jun 2016

Governor Prepares to Sign DPS Rescue Bills As Governor Snyder prepares to sign the $617 million package of bills recently passed by the legislature to rescue the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) from financial and academic ruin, the fallout continues from