Michigan

News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Michigan
Student Achievement Arne Duncan Decries 'Imaginary' Attacks on Common Core
Sec. Arne Duncan defended the Common Core State Standards from what he called false political attacks in prepared remarks to newspaper editors.
Andrew Ujifusa, June 25, 2013
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States Bills in Michigan Would Make Bankrupt Districts Disappear
New bills in Michigan would allow insolvent districts to be dissolved.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, June 13, 2013
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2 min read
Budget & Finance Bankrupt Districts in Michigan Could Be Dissolved
New bills would allow Michigan to dissolve bankrupt districts.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, June 13, 2013
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2 min read
Law & Courts Mich. Loses Bid to Ban American Indian Mascot Imagery
The federal office for civil rights has rejected Michigan's push to ban the use of school mascots with American Indian imagery.
Bryan Toporek, June 11, 2013
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1 min read
School & District Management More Than 50 Michigan Districts Operating at Deficit
Fifty-five districts in the state are running a deficit this year, which is the most the state has ever seen.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, June 7, 2013
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1 min read
Education Privately-run Public District in Michigan, One Year In
Muskegon Heights, a school district in Michigan run by a for-profit company, nears the end of its first year.
Katie Ash, June 5, 2013
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2 min read
School Choice & Charters Evaluating the Progress of a Privately-Run Public School District
A debt-saddled Michigan school district underwent a bold experiment this year, transitioning to a charter district run by a for-profit charter management company.
Katie Ash, June 4, 2013
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2 min read
States Michigan Close to Putting Brakes on Common Core in New K-12 Budget
The Michigan House of Representatives approved a final budget on May 28 stripping common-core implementation funds that now heads to the Senate.
Andrew Ujifusa, May 30, 2013
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3 min read
States Federal Report Faults Michigan Department on Cheating Oversight
The Michigan education department should improve its oversight into possible cheating, a report from the U.S. Department of Education's Inspector General states.
Andrew Ujifusa, May 23, 2013
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4 min read
States Common Core Roundup: News from Georgia, Kansas, and the RNC
Opponents of the Common Core State Standards are pressing their case in Georgia and Kansas, while a Washington business group urges support for the standards.
Andrew Ujifusa, May 20, 2013
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2 min read
Budget & Finance Budget Woes Mean No School in Buena Vista, Mich.
The district cannot pay its employees and doesn't expect to be able to for the rest of the school year.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, May 8, 2013
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1 min read
Teacher Kim Woods works with 9th grader Takija Brewer in her U.S. History class at Muskegon Heights Public Academy High School. The entire staff of the Muskegon Heights school district was dismissed after emergency manager Donald Weatherspoon hired Mosaica Education to manage the district.
Teacher Kim Woods works with 9th grader Takija Brewer in her U.S. History class at Muskegon Heights Public Academy High School. The entire staff of the Muskegon Heights school district was dismissed after emergency manager Donald Weatherspoon hired Mosaica Education to manage the district.
Brian Widdis for Education Week
School & District Management Private Firms Run Two Mich. Districts
Muskegon Heights and Highland Park are testing private companies' skill at running troubled public school systems.
Katie Ash, May 7, 2013
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12 min read
School Choice & Charters For-Profit Companies Manage Two Michigan Districts
Two struggling Michigan districts with enormous deficits have been shut down and reopened under the management of for-profit charter school companies.
Katie Ash, May 1, 2013
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1 min read
Teacher Kim Woods works with 9th grader Takija Brewer in her U.S. History class at Muskegon Heights Public Academy High School. The entire staff of the Muskegon Heights school district was dismissed after emergency manager Donald Weatherspoon hired Mosaica Education to manage the district.
Teacher Kim Woods works with 9th grader Takija Brewer in her U.S. History class at Muskegon Heights Public Academy High School. The entire staff of the Muskegon Heights school district was dismissed after emergency manager Donald Weatherspoon hired Mosaica Education to manage the district.
Brian Widdis for Education Week
School & District Management For-Profit Experiment Plays Out in Two Mich. Districts
Muskegon Heights and Highland Park are testing private companies' skill at running troubled public school systems.
Katie Ash, May 1, 2013
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13 min read
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