Posted by: Posted On:8 Mar 2022
March is Reading Month, but does the governor even care? More importantly – is she ever going to do anything about it? Michigan’s young readers are in crisis, and too many politicians – particularly those with the veto pens –
Posted by: Posted On:8 Mar 2022
This column originally appeared in The Holland Sentinel. March is reading month. Expect to see pictures in your local paper of smiling legislators reading Dr. Seuss to local kindergarten classes. Expect proclamations from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer with fancy language about
Posted by: Posted On:22 Feb 2022
A devastating new study underscores the importance of reading support for Michigan students – and the damage that’s been done over the last 2 years by a governor and a bureaucracy more interested in COVID theater than helping Michigan’s kids.
Posted by: Posted On:10 Feb 2022
Whitmer Budget Withholds Bonus Checks from 10,000 Michigan Public School Teachers Governor Excludes Hundreds of Public Schools from Infrastructure Infusion, Slashes Funding for Online Learners During Pandemic LANSING – Great Lakes Education Project Executive Director Beth DeShone on behalf of
Posted by: Posted On:9 Feb 2022
GLEP To Governor Whitmer: Unmask Our Kids LANSING – Great Lakes Education Project Executive Director Beth DeShone today urged Governor Gretchen Whitmer to denounce the anti-science demand from her campaign donors at the American Federation of Teachers that healthy children
Posted by: Posted On:7 Feb 2022
What a week. Over just the last few days, parents, teachers and students have come together in huge numbers to celebrate National School Choice Week, to demand open classrooms and learning opportunities, and to kick-off a petition campaign that will
Posted by: Posted On:4 Feb 2022
Sarah Anderson Joins Great Lakes Education Project as Executive Vice President LANSING – The Great Lakes Education Project today proudly announced the hiring of Sarah Anderson as the organization’s new Executive Vice President. As a mom of 3, Anderson is
Posted by: Posted On:28 Jan 2022
This column originally appeared in The Holland Sentinel. Most of us think of the new year as a time for fresh starts and new opportunities. Too many Michigan parents woke up Jan. 1 trapped in a recurring nightmare for their
Posted by: Posted On:27 Jan 2022
Whitmer Owes Parents Answers on School Closures LANSING – Great Lakes Education Project Executive Director Beth DeShone provided the following statement today following Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State Address: “While Gretchen Whitmer pays lip service to opening classrooms, she
Posted by: Posted On:26 Jan 2022
STATE OF THE STATE: Parents Deserve Answers from Governor Whitmer LANSING – Great Lakes Education Project Executive Director Beth DeShone today urged Governor Gretchen Whitmer to use her State of the State address Wednesday evening to provide answers to