Insider Intelligence

This week, members of the House Republican caucus unveiled their plan to help the Detroit Public Schools (DPS).  The plan includes creating a new community district that would be in charge of operations and education within the district.  The current DPS will exist only with the purpose of paying off debt.  Instead of using Michigan […]

This week, Lt. Governor Brian Calley presented the recommendations of the Special Education Reform Task Force to the State Board of Education.  The task force was created by Governor Rick Snyder in October of last year, with the Lt. Governor serving as the chair.  The group developed a strategic roadmap focused on five key areas […]

This week, State Superintendent Brian Whiston unveiled strategies aimed at making Michigan’s education system one of the top ten in the nation.  The strategies were developed after seven months of collective input from the public and education stakeholders.  In December, the State Board of Education adopted the initial Top 10 in 10 Guiding Principles and […]

This week the Senate Education Committee reported a three-bill package aiming to reinforce Michigan’s current law barring teachers from striking, including court imposed fines of those participating in a strike.  The package is comprised of several provisions, including requiring the Michigan Employment Relations Commission to be notified by the superintendent of a public school employee’s […]

On Thursday, Senator Goeff Hansen (R-Hart) introduced two bills seeking to make reforms to Detroit Public Schools (DPS).  The legislation would create a new district known as the Detroit Community District to operate the schools.  DPS would remain only for the purpose of retiring the district’s debt.  The new district would be initially governed by […]

On Tuesday, the Michigan State Board of Education adopted seven strategic goals to make Michigan a top ten education state in ten years. The board has been developing the goals over the past four months, following presentations that were given to the board, discussions with the State Superintendent Brian Whiston and the state Legislature, and input from stakeholders, specialists, and the general public.