Posted by: Posted On:28 Oct 2016
Database: Meet all 63 school board candidates, warts and all To help Detroiters cast informed votes for board members in Detroit’s public schools, Bridge Magazine, the Detroit Free Press, Fox 2 Detroit and WDET Detroit Public Radio spent two months
Posted by: Posted On:21 Oct 2016
NAACP passes controversial charter moratorium A controversial Oct. 15 resolution passed by the national board of the NAACP calling for a nationwide moratorium on public charter public schools has led many lawmakers and school-choice advocates to question whether the NAACP is
Posted by: Posted On:14 Oct 2016
National media and ed reform leaders say NAACP charter moratorium is wrong This week, a slew of national media, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, published editorials opposing the NAACP’s proposed moratorium on
Posted by: Posted On:7 Oct 2016
Governor Snyder signs K-3 Reading bill into law Yesterday, GLEP was pleased to participate in the official bill signing ceremony with Governor Snyder for HB 4822 (Price), the K-3 Reading bill. This bill, which goes into effect in the 2017-18
Posted by: Posted On:5 Oct 2016
“This morning, the Michigan Supreme Court announced it was not going to issue an advisory opinion on the constitutionality of the $2.5 million in the 2017 School Aid Budget that reimburses private schools for the cost of compliance with state
Posted by: Posted On:30 Sep 2016
Attorney General says failing Detroit schools can be closed On Wednesday, Attorney General Bill Schuette issued an opinion confirming the state’s authority to close chronically-failing traditional and charter public schools. At the request of Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof (R-Olive
Posted by: Posted On:28 Sep 2016
Lansing, MI (September 28, 2016) — “Every child in Detroit is one step closer to a better academic future thanks to today’s opinion from Attorney General Bill Schuette confirming the state’s authority to close chronically-failing traditional and charter public schools,”
Posted by: Posted On:23 Sep 2016
Legislature Passes K-3 Reading Bill HB 4822, the K-3 Reading bill sponsored by Rep. Amanda Price (R-Lake Township) was passed (again) on Wednesday this week by both the full House of Representatives (60-47) and the State Senate (20-15), after a
Posted by: Posted On:21 Sep 2016
House and Senate approve (again) HB 4822, the K-3 reading bill Lansing, MI (Sept 21, 2016)– Today the full State Senate and the House of Representatives voted to approve the joint conference committee report, on votes of 25-10 and 60-47, a compromise
Posted by: Posted On:16 Sep 2016
Legislative leaders request Attorney General opinion on failing schools Senator Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof and House Speaker Kevin Cotter have officially requested a legal opinion from Attorney General Bill Schuette on whether the State Reform Office has the statutory authority