The board’s report cites the recent Bridge series, “The smartest kids in the nation,” which chronicled how other states saw gains when they targeted funds to the schools that needed help most.
The Smartest Kids in the Nation
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Smartest kids: What Michigan schools can learn from leading states
Students from Minnesota to Florida are learning more. Is Michigan ready to do something about it?
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Smartest kids: Four school advocates raise their hands
We asked four fierce, very different education advocates how to improve Michigan schools. They hit on many reforms successfully used in leading states.
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Teachers need smaller classes, time to collaborate and meaningful training to make a difference
Gretchen Dziadosz is executive director of the Michigan Education Association, the state’s largest teachers’ union American education reforms of the past decade have not worked. Student achievement is not appreciably improving. Frequent high stakes testing allows less time to actually teach; teachers are evaluated on student test scores for things they were never told to […]
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Educate and train our teachers so they can help our students thrive
Eileen Lappin Weiser is a Republican member of the State Board of Education. Michigan needs a good teacher in every classroom. Research shows students with well-prepared teachers can gain four months or more additional academic growth each year, helping struggling students catch up. Students with poor teachers never catch up. Michigan’s $12,644 per pupil funding […]
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Third graders must have solid reading foundation to succeed later
Gary Naeyaert is executive director of the Great Lakes Education Project a nonprofit that advocates for quality school choice in Michigan. We’re having a vigorous debate in Michigan about how to address the fact that nearly one-third of our elementary school students are not proficient readers. Given the critical importance of early literacy to […]
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High standards and a coherent education strategy are critical
Amber Arellano is the executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest Over the last two years, our organization has studied leading education states to share these lessons with Michiganders about how we can raise student learning in our public schools. We’re glad that Bridge is working to share many of these lessons across the state. Here […]
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How Tennessee, Michigan compare
How Michigan, Tennessee compare Tennessee has made great strides on national tests in recent years, a byproduct officials say of better teacher training and blah blah blah 4th grade math, all4th grade reading, all4th grade math, poor* students 4th grade math, not poor 4th grade math, black students 4th grade math, white students 4th grade […]
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Smartest kids: Ignoring outcry, Massachusetts leaders chose excellence
Tough standards, targeted funding and a difficult test that every student must pass have elevated Massachusetts to the top of the class.
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Smartest kids: Massachusetts charter schools are few but mighty
Charters in the Bay State are fulfilling the promise of bringing innovation and performance to public education. The state keeps a tight rein on who can open charters and sets high standards for schools to remain open.
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