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“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
Posted by: Posted On:27 Mar 2015
GLEP Brings K-3 Reading Expert to Lansing to Push Early Literacy On Thursday, GLEP was pleased to host Cari Miller, Director of K-3 Reading Policy at the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), for a day of meetings in Lansing.
Posted by: Posted On:24 Mar 2015
Want to listen to Gary Naeyaert’s interview on WJR 760 AM this week, discussing the FY ’16 School Aid Budget? Click below. http://www.cumulusdetroit.com/audio/audio_014295.mp3
Posted by: Posted On:20 Mar 2015
Whiston Named State Superintendent by State Board of Education Late Wednesday, the State Board of Education announced the selection of Brian Whiston, Dearborn Public Schoolsto become the next Superintendent of Public Instruction, replacing the retiring Mike Flanagan. The three finalist