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: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: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:24 Jan 2022
The Michigan Democratic Party might not get it, but no one knows what a child needs most like his or her parents. That’s why it was so astonishing just days ago when Democrats went online with a formal statement telling
Posted by: Posted On:10 Jan 2022
Nearly 100,000 school kids across Michigan were met with locked classrooms and empty buildings this week while their peers headed back to school after the holiday break. In too many districts, local bureaucrats have simply thrown up their hands and
Posted by: Posted On:20 Dec 2021
Talk about a lump of coal in parents’ stockings. Some of the state’s biggest public-school bureaucrats are starting a drumbeat about their frustration with student performance being used as a part of annual teacher evaluations. Michigan’s public schools exist to
Posted by: Posted On:7 Dec 2021
National School Choice Week is right around the corner, and you’re invited. On Thursday, January 27, 2022, the Great Lakes Education Project and partner organizations from across the state will host Michigan’s annual celebration of parental control and student success.
Posted by: Posted On:22 Nov 2021
Every student from every background, in every community deserves the tools and the resources they need for a successful education. Governor Gretchen Whitmer, though, disagrees. She’s vetoed a set of bills that would have empowered Michigan’s kids with up to
Posted by: Posted On:8 Nov 2021
Parents know best what their kids need. Parents know best how they learn. Parents don’t just deserve a say in their children’s education – they deserve the say. Unfortunately, Governor Whitmer once again failed Michigan students and families with her
Posted by: Posted On:25 Oct 2021
All children deserve an exceptional education. We think it’s time for Lansing to trust parents, not bureaucrats, to make the best decisions for their kids. The pandemic took a heavy toll on Michigan students. Now’s the time to support our