Posted by: Posted On:4 Mar 2015
GLEP proposes uniform Foundation Grant of $8,250 per pupil in testimony before the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on March 3 & 4 Click to download a one-pager and the full Powerpoint presentation. Good morning, I’m Gary Naeyaert, Executive Director
Posted by: Posted On:27 Feb 2015
GLEP Testifies on Key Priorities in House Education Committee Yesterday, Gary Naeyaert, GLEP Executive Director, testified before the House Education Committee, along with MAPSA, MCCSA and Students First-MI on our key policy priorities for the new legislative session. GLEP focused
Posted by: Posted On:26 Feb 2015
MIRS Newsletter – February 26, 2015 The new House Education Committee chair said today she doesn’t see any legislation coming from her committee this year regarding charter schools outside of establishing a process to weed out low-performing or troubled authorizers.
Posted by: Posted On:21 Feb 2015
House and Senate Begin Hearings on FY ’16 School Aid Budget After last week’s presentation by Governor Snyder of his proposed $54 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2015-16, both the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on School Aid held
Posted by: Posted On:13 Feb 2015
Governor Snyder Presents FY ’16 Budget The big news this past week was Wednesday’s presentation by Governor Rick Snyder; Lt. Governor Brian Calley and John Roberts, State Budget Director; of the proposed $54 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2015-16.
Posted by: Posted On:10 Feb 2015
A favorite line of attack on school choice has been exposed as false. By EVA S. MOSKOWITZ Feb. 8, 2015 6:37 p.m. There is a concept called the big lie, which holds that if you repeat a falsehood long enough and
Posted by: Posted On:6 Feb 2015
House Republicans Support Top GLEP Priorities Yesterday, House Speaker Kevin Cotter announced the House GOP Action Plan of legislative priorities for 2015-16. In terms of education issues, among their key priorities are the following: Improving early literacy through grade level
Posted by: Posted On:30 Jan 2015
School Choice Week Success! The Great Lakes Education Project, in partnership with the Mackinac Center, and the Michigan Association of Public School Academies hosted a National School Choice Week event on January 27th at the Capitol. In addition to screening
Posted by: Posted On:29 Jan 2015
January 29, 2015 – No matter where you live in the state, or what your political views are, we can agree on the importance of recognizing the positive impact of school choice for Michigan’s students and families. That’s why I’m proud
Posted by: Posted On:23 Jan 2015
Governor Backs 3rd Grade Reading Initiative During his 5th “State of the State” address on Tuesday, Governor Rick Snyder announced his support for developing legislation to create a statewide framework aimed at improving early literacy as measured by 3rd grade