Posted by: Posted On:11 Aug 2015
GLEP’s Presentation to the State Board of Education, April 11, 2015 While Michigan is a top ten state when it comes to our investment in K-12 education and teacher salaries, we are sorely lacking in results with less than 50% of
Posted by: Posted On:7 Aug 2015
GLEP on Making Michigan a Top Ten State GLEP’s Gary Naeyaert has been invited to make a presentation to Superintendent Brian Whiston and the State Board of Education next Tuesday, August 11 on how to make Michigan a “Top Ten
Posted by: Posted On:30 Jul 2015
MSU Study Calls School Choice a “Revolving Door” (GLEP in the News) A study conducted by researchers at Michigan State University looked at students who participated in Schools of Choice in traditional school districts (not charter school students) and found
Posted by: Posted On:24 Jul 2015
Rep. Price introduces K-3 Reading Bill On Tuesday this week, Rep. Amanda Price (R-Park Township), Chair of the House Education Committee, submitted HB 4822, a bill to create a K-3 reading program in Michigan. Price’s bill outlines a comprehensive and balanced
Posted by: Posted On:22 Jul 2015
“As one of the earliest proponents of improving early literacy, GLEP is pleased with the submission by Rep. Amanda Price (R-Park Township), Chair of the House Education Committee, of HB 4822, a bill to create a K-3 reading program in Michigan. Price’s bill outlines a
Posted by: Posted On:17 Jul 2015
U.S. Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Bi-Partisan Education Bill Yesterday afternoon the U.S. Senate passed S 1177 (the “Every Child Achieves Act”) by a vote of 81-17, indicating strong bi-partisan support from an overwhelming majority of members. Passage was praised by a
Posted by: Posted On:10 Jul 2015
Congress Gets Closer to Reauthorizing ESEA/NCLB It was quite a week for education policy in the nation’s capital, as yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed, on a narrow 218-213 vote, the “Student Success Act” (HR #5) and floor debate
Posted by: Posted On:3 Jul 2015
Senate Passes Road Funding Package in Lansing Yesterday, the State Senate passed a $1.5 billion package of bills to address road repair funding in the state, and the bills were passed largely on party-line votes. Two of the bills has
Posted by: Posted On:25 Jun 2015
Not Much Happening in Lansing Both the State Senate and Michigan House of Representatives are not in session this week, conducting what is referred to as an “in-district work period” for legislators. The Senate returns to Lansing next week and
Posted by: Posted On:19 Jun 2015
Kevin Chavous and Shanelle Jackson on School Choice in Detroit Kevin P. Chavous, AFC executive counsel, led a panel on the importance of education reform and choice at the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s Annual Conference in Detroit. The National Newspaper