It’s clear that “back-to-school” will take on a whole new meaning this academic year.
Fabiola Garcia
Between making sure that you’re staying on pace with curriculum guides, practicing test-taking procedures and strategies, and providing the targeted preparation and reinforcement individual student
Sarah Cornelius
So, what’s the best solution when district and school budgets are tight? Try applying for a grant! We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of some of the best grants out there for Michigan educators—including state-specific programs, as well as national awards offered by corporations, professional societies, and nonprofit organizations—all organized by application due date*.
The fall semester has arrived, and Michigan educators are ready to look forward to another school year of new students and new learning. But, with finalized 2019 M-STEP test results just released by the Michigan Department of Education, this is the perfect time to look back and reflect on how previous performance can inform new approaches.
You’ve poured hours into lesson planning and practiced to provide perfectly executed instruction. But, the reality is there will still almost certainly be a need for intervention.
With one year of ESSA implementation down, Michigan educators are hard at work planning and adjusting for the upcoming school year.
We are now several years into the implementation of ESSA; we have the first full year of school data from the 2017–18 school year; and states are currently in the midst of annual school testing. So, it seems like a good time to step back and take a look at how states are faring under ESSA accountability. To do this, we’ll examine the data and dashboards of a few states selected to show a variety of different approaches to ESSA accountability.
Dave Adams
Within Dowagiac Union School District in southwestern Michigan, administrator Kara Cox wears a lot of hats.
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