Michigan

News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Michigan
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
States Michigan House Approves Budget Stripping Common Core Funds
The Michigan House of Representatives has approved a budget stripping funding from the Common Core State Standards; the measure now moves to the state Senate.
Andrew Ujifusa, April 25, 2013
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2 min read
School Choice & Charters Michigan Group Working Behind the Scenes on Voucher-Like Model?
A group of about twenty individuals in Michigan are secretly working to create a low-cost, voucher-like school model for K-12 students in the state, a newspaper reports.
Katie Ash, April 23, 2013
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1 min read
School Choice & Charters A 'Secret Plan' to Completely Change Michigan Public Schools
A plan under discussion in Michigan would create "Michigan Education Cards" that students could use like vouchers in state public schools.
Andrew Ujifusa, April 22, 2013
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2 min read
Standards & Accountability Anti-Common-Core Effort Crops Up in Mich., Dies in Ala. Legislature
One state begins considering an anti-common-core bill, while another ends that debate.
Catherine Gewertz, March 22, 2013
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1 min read
States Stop Allowing Guns to Be Openly Carried in Schools, Michigan Dem. Says
A Michigan state lawmaker wants to close what he says is a loophole allowing guns to be openly carried in schools.
Andrew Ujifusa, March 15, 2013
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2 min read
Education Funding Performance-Funding Plan from Arizona Gov. Brewer Picks Up Steam
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's proposal to fund schools based on performance is gaining momentum in the state legislature.
Andrew Ujifusa, March 6, 2013
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3 min read
Equity & Diversity Mascot Imagery Civil Rights Target
Michigan asks the U.S. Department of Education to ban the use of such imagery for schools that get federal aid.
Bryan Toporek, February 19, 2013
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1 min read
Education Building Vocabulary Crucial to Common-Core Success, New Research Says
Weak vocabulary instruction in the early years doesn't bode well for the Common Core State Standards, researchers say.
Catherine Gewertz, February 12, 2013
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1 min read
School Choice & Charters Michigan Home to High-Performing Charters, Study Finds
Charter school students in Michigan, and in Detroit in particular, are outpacing their traditional public school peers, according to a new study by a Stanford University research center.
Katie Ash, January 14, 2013
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1 min read
Education Who's In Charge in Detroit's Schools?
A new state law and a court hearing today will both affect who makes academic decisions in Detroit's public schools.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, December 21, 2012
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4 min read
Denby High School Principal K.C. Wilbourn reacts to news of a student’s death last week. According to local press reports, the teenager was among four people—two men, a woman, and the teenage boy—who were found shot to death in a Detroit home earlier in the week. The home later burned in a suspicious fire. Turning around low-performing schools in such stressful environments is a challenge, and Ms. Wilbourn says she appreciates the support she’s gotten so far from the state’s Education Achievement Authority.
Denby High School Principal K.C. Wilbourn reacts to news of a student’s death last week. According to local press reports, the teenager was among four people—two men, a woman, and the teenage boy—who were found shot to death in a Detroit home earlier in the week. The home later burned in a suspicious fire. Turning around low-performing schools in such stressful environments is a challenge, and Ms. Wilbourn says she appreciates the support she’s gotten so far from the state’s Education Achievement Authority.
Brian Widdis for Education Week
States Disputes Dog Michigan Achievement Authority
The Education Achievement Authority is at the center of a raging battle—just months into its turnaround efforts in Detroit.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, December 20, 2012
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5 min read
Denby High School Principal K.C. Wilbourn reacts to news of a student’s death last week. According to local press reports, the teenager was among four people—two men, a woman, and the teenage boy—who were found shot to death in a Detroit home earlier in the week. The home later burned in a suspicious fire. Turning around low-performing schools in such stressful environments is a challenge, and Ms. Wilbourn says she appreciates the support she’s gotten so far from the state’s Education Achievement Authority.
Denby High School Principal K.C. Wilbourn reacts to news of a student’s death last week. According to local press reports, the teenager was among four people—two men, a woman, and the teenage boy—who were found shot to death in a Detroit home earlier in the week. The home later burned in a suspicious fire. Turning around low-performing schools in such stressful environments is a challenge, and Ms. Wilbourn says she appreciates the support she’s gotten so far from the state’s Education Achievement Authority.
Brian Widdis for Education Week
States Mich. Achievement Authority a Lightning Rod for Controversy
The Education Achievement Authority is at the center of a raging battle—just months into its turnaround efforts in Detroit.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, December 11, 2012
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5 min read
School & District Management New Michigan Emergency Manager Bill Has Implications for Districts
Michigan's legislature is considering a new Emergency Manager Bill that would have consequences for Detroit and other districts
Andrew Ujifusa, December 6, 2012
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3 min read
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