Changes to M-STEP would streamline the assessment process, add to the relevance of the remaining testing tools, and remove impediments Michigan students have to higher education.
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Opinion | Michigan will get ‘ship’ done under new maritime manufacturing initiative
This initiative means more STEM education and skilled training programs and more good-paying middle-class jobs.
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Opinion | ‘The safest small city in America’ no more
Now is not the time to decrease funding for mental health.
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Opinion | How schools should work to prevent sexual abuse
It is past time for more school districts to partner with their local child advocacy centers on prevention services, to reduce the number of children who are abused and to teach them how to speak up.
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Opinion | Michigan needs quality teachers for universal high school computer science
Michigan lacks enough qualified teachers to deliver high quality in-person computer science instruction. We need educators who are proficient and ready to inspire the next generation of computer scientists.
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Opinion | Transitional kindergarten offers lessons for Michigan early learning investments
Policymakers should consider additional investment and improvements in transitional kindergarten, given how successful these programs appear to be in Michigan.
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Opinion | Michigan, attract and retain teachers by supporting workers’ rights
The state Legislature should give educators a graduation gift: get rid of the 80/20 rule and restore power to teachers.
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Opinion | PreK for All: Giving tomorrow’s leaders — today’s youth — the best possible start
Investing in early childhood education is not just an investment in individual children; it is an investment in the future of our state.
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Opinion | Budget proposals backtrack on state’s recent commitment to ‘at-risk’ students
The spending proposals currently being considered provide mixed signals about the state’s priorities and backslide on the recent commitment to the educational needs of ‘at-risk’ students.
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Opinion | Listen to constituents about pre-K. Michigan's economy depends on it
School aid budget proposals would limit the ability of community-based child-care providers to participate in the state’s publicly funded pre-K program. Policymakers should not ignore the voices of constituents.