Posted by: Posted On:12 Aug 2016
Battle looming on school accountability As we’ve reported, the DPS bailout legislation included clear requirements that chronically failing schools in the city, both traditional and charter, would be closed by the State Reform Office (SRO) if they appeared on the
Posted by: 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
Posted by: 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
Posted by: 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
Posted by: 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
Posted by: 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
Posted by: 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
Posted by: 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
Posted by: 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
Posted by: 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