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Former House Speaker joins board of statewide advocacy organization aimed at supporting quality choices in public education Lansing, MI – The Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) today announced that former House Speaker Jase Bolger will be joining the organization’s Board
Posted by: Posted On:5 Jun 2015
FY ’16 School Aid Budget Passed; Equity Boosted On Tuesday, the Senate-House Conference Committee passed, on a 5-0 vote, HB 4089, which represented the final version of the $14 billion FY ’16 School Aid Budget. The contents of HB 4089
Posted by: Posted On:3 Jun 2015
“As the earliest proponent of improving early literacy, GLEP is pleased with the workgroup report released today. This report outlines a comprehensive and balanced approach to improving early reading proficiency and recommends an appropriate combination of screening, tutoring, mentoring and
Posted by: Posted On:2 Jun 2015
Conference Committee Reports FY ’16 School Aid Budget The Senate-House Conference Committee today passed, on a 5-0 vote, HB 4089, which represents the final version of the $14 billion FY ’16 School Aid Budget. The contents of HB 4089
Posted by: Posted On:29 May 2015
Education Reform a Key Topic at Mackinac Policy Conference An excellent article from MLive’s Kyle Feldscher recaps the multiple sessions, presentations and issues related to education that were discussed at the annual Mackinac Policy Conference held this week. The top
Posted by: Posted On:22 May 2015
State Senate passes Teacher Evaluation Bill On Wednesday the State Senate passed, on a 22-15 vote, SB 103 (Pavlov), a GLEP-supported bill to create a new teacher and administrator evaluation system in the state. In case you’re looking for more
Posted by: Posted On:15 May 2015
Education Town Hall in Detroit GLEP was pleased to participate in an Education Town Hall event hosted by State Rep. Brian Banks (D-Detroit) this past Monday at the WCCC University Center in Harper Woods. Roughly 70 participants braved the wet
Posted by: Posted On:8 May 2015
Governor and Legislature Back to Drawing Board on Road (and School?) Funding You likely noticed Proposal 1 was defeated by a 4:1 margin by Michigan’s voters on Tuesday, which was the worst performance by a state ballot proposal in the
Posted by: Posted On:1 May 2015
Governor Snyder Announces Detroit Education Plan Yesterday, Governor Snyder made the long-anticipated announcement of his plan to improve education in Detroit. Key features of the Governor’s plan are as follows: The current Detroit Public School district (DPS), its emergency manager
Posted by: Posted On:30 Apr 2015
“The Great Lakes Education Project supports expanding school choice, improving quality and increasing accountability in Detroit and throughout the state. While the Governor’s proposed plan for Detroit has many moving parts, we certainly agree with the need to create an A-F letter grading system