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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: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:15 Apr 2016
Speaker Cotter Agrees with GLEP on DPS & K-3 Reading House Speaker Kevin Cotter (R-Mt. Pleasant) said yesterday he doesn’t envision the House approving the Detroit Education Commission as currently outlined in Senate DPS bills because he’s concerned there’s an incentive to
Posted by: Posted On:16 Sep 2015
Addressing Detroit Public Schools (“DPS”) Failure While Preserving Education Choice Submitted by Representative Tim Kelly, Chair House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid and Member, House Education Committee September 2015 Introduction Governor Rick Snyder has focused significant attention on the plight of children attending
Posted by: Posted On:7 Aug 2015
GLEP on Making Michigan a Top Ten State GLEP’s Gary Naeyaert has been invited to make a presentation to Superintendent Brian Whiston and the State Board of Education next Tuesday, August 11 on how to make Michigan a “Top Ten
Posted by: Posted On:29 May 2015
Education Reform a Key Topic at Mackinac Policy Conference An excellent article from MLive’s Kyle Feldscher recaps the multiple sessions, presentations and issues related to education that were discussed at the annual Mackinac Policy Conference held this week. The top
Posted by: Posted On:19 Dec 2014
Legislature Adjourns Current Session It was a hectic final week of “lame duck” legislative session, but the State Senate and House of Representatives finished up their work for the 2013-2014 session in the wee hours this morning by passing a
Posted by: Posted On:10 Oct 2014
Canton Candidate Forum a Success GLEP, along with Students First-Michigan; MAPSA and MCCSA, was pleased to host a candidate forum this past Tuesday, October 7 at Canton Charter Academy in Canton. We appreciate the fact that Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-7th
Posted by: Posted On:12 Sep 2014
Why GLEP Gets Up in the Morning Please CLICK HERE to access a short video message that speaks to why GLEP is engaged in the education revolution to help kids achieve more. If these inspiring words from Corey Booker and