📣  TAKE ACTION TODAY 📣 support Literacy 4 ALL kids in Michigan! Michigan House of Representatives leaders and members need to hear from you. house.mi.gov Call for MI House leadership to move SB 567 - SB 568 to vote when legislators return in September.

The 2024 Kids Count in Michigan data profiles offer a look into how kids are faring across #Michigan and informing #policy solutions to improve the lives of Michigan’s children. Released by Michigan League for Public Policy See Detroit’s profile and statewide data here: bit.ly/4cO81R0

Further evidence that we must pass Senate Bills 567 and 568, which would ensure that students and teachers receive the reading supports they deserve: bridgemi.com/talent-educati…

"It’s clear from the M-STEP data that we need to urgently invest more in Michigan’s students with the greatest needs, so they not only catch up from pre-pandemic levels but also accelerate their learning." freep.com/story/news/edu… Detroit Free Press

M-STEP results reveal struggles for Michigan kids who began school in COVID | Bridge Michigan bridgemi.com/talent-educati…

Detroit public school students show overall improvement on M-STEP - Chalkbeat chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/0…

Michigan Department of Education asks again for dismissal of federal civil rights case via Hannah Dellinger chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/0…

📣  TAKE ACTION 📣 support Literacy 4 ALL kids in Michigan! Michigan House of Representatives leaders and members need to hear from you. house.mi.gov Call for MI House leadership to move SB 567 - SB 568 and vote these bills through!

Helping students learn to read is usually the job of early elementary educators. But teachers of older children—who report that nearly half of their students have difficulty reading—say they need more training in this area, too, concludes a new survey. edweek.org/teaching-learn…

Here are the 8 people running for the Michigan State Board of Education via Hannah Dellinger chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/0…

TAKE ACTION ➡️Contact Your House Representative Urge House leadership & your representative to include Senate Bills 567 and 568 These bills make necessary improvements to the Read By Grade Three law. We must pass these bills now to address the reading crisis in our schools.

{new} As poverty rises, reading proficiency tends to fall. But it’s not fate. See the districts in your state that are outperforming expectations: the74million.org/article/which-… via The 74

The latest in our continued reporting on chronic absenteeism, from Robyn Vincent | روبن فنسنت.

Year 3 with MTLC, year 2 as senior fellow! Happy to stay in the MTLC & Teach Plus Michigan family!

“Scott, the mathematics teacher, has taken over a project this year that goes hand in hand with the addition of laundry facilities and aims to meet the essential needs of her students.” Teach Plus teacher leader Janine Scott doing amazing work chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/0…

Meet Teach Plus Michigan 2024-25 Senior Policy Fellow Chad Zwolinski, Rochester Community Schools

Did you know...?1.5 million students and 3,400 schools depend on public investments. How does this work? Find out in our fact sheet: mlpp.org/michigan-schoo….

Interested in becoming Nationally Board Certified? Round 2 grant apps for first-time candidates ends 9/30. Funds are available to cover NBCT fees for #miched teachers in a Title I building. Details to share with your district 🔗 ow.ly/9ifQ50Tmu6g #proudMIeducator #pme

Nearly 30% of Michigan students are missing too much school - Chalkbeat chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/0…

Educators, how do you support your students outside of academics? Teach Plus Michigan Fellow Janice Scott reacts to Detroit's plans to put laundry machines in each school to fight chronic absenteeism. chalkbeat.org/detroit/2024/0…