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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
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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
Posted by: Posted On:24 Apr 2015
Governor Snyder’s Plan for Detroit – Next Week?! All eyes are on the Executive Office as details of Governor’s Snyder’s proposal to address education reform in Detroit will be released next week. The Governor is expected to announce a comprehensive
Posted by: Posted On:24 Apr 2015
(Photo: Todd McInturf / The Detroit News) April 24, 2015 — We are pleased to be participating in a series of Town Hall meetings hosted by StudentsFirst-Michigan to examine the issue of charter school accountability, but if we are to
Posted by: Posted On:17 Apr 2015
Authorizer Accountability Town Hall Meetings in Flint and Grand Rapids Next Week StudentsFirst-Michigan has invited GLEP to participate in four upcoming town hall meetings to review the issue of charter school authorizer accountability in the state. We will be joining
Posted by: Posted On:10 Apr 2015
GLEP Proposes “Education Innovation Zone” to Reimagine Education in Detroit GLEP recently proposed a first-in-the-nation “Education Innovation Zone” to address educating students in the Detroit area. In response to the long-anticipated recommendations of the Coalition to Save DPS (see next
Posted by: Posted On:8 Apr 2015
Gongwer News Service | April 7, 2015 – A plan by the Great Lakes Education Project to essentially shut down Detroit Public Schools and allow students of the district to choose from schools around the region would include private schools
Posted by: Posted On:6 Apr 2015
System of Schools; Opportunity Scholarships; High Standards & Accountability will be hallmarks of new system to educate Detroit-area students Lansing, MI – The Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) today announced a sweeping and comprehensive plan to reimagine the delivery of