Becoming Top Ten: An Analysis of Michigan's ESSA Plan. A Policy Brief from the Education Trust-Midwest

Autor/in	Joy, Sunil
Institution	Education Trust-Midwest
Titel	Becoming Top Ten: An Analysis of Michigan's ESSA Plan. A Policy Brief from the Education Trust-Midwest
Quelle	(2017), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation; Academic Achievement; Minority Group Students; Low Income Students; Public Education; Goal Orientation; Educational Change; Educational Improvement; State Departments of Education; Public Schools; Accountability; Academic Standards; Teacher Effectiveness; Educational Quality; Educational Indicators; Low Achievement; School Effectiveness; School Turnaround; Career Readiness; College Readiness; Teacher Evaluation; Elementary Secondary Education; Long Range Planning; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Schulleistung; Öffentliche Erziehung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Bildungsreform; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Kultusministerium; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Verantwortung; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Schuleffizienz; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Langfristige Planung
Abstract	In little more than a decade, Michigan has gone from being a fairly average state, to among the nation's bottom ten states in essential measures for student learning. It's a devastating fall, and students of color and low-income students--long poorly served by the state--are suffering the most from the system's terribly low performance. Governor Rick Snyder and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Whiston joined many organizations across the state--including The Education Trust-Midwest (ETM)--in envisioning a new horizon for Michigan public education by setting a goal of becoming a top ten education state. As globalization accelerates economic change and Michigan's students are increasingly left behind other states' children in being prepared for college and career success, it's never been more critical to get serious about addressing the state's growing educational crisis. In 2015, the United States Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which handed down vast authority to state leaders, including most of the decision-making on the improvement systems that have been so effective in raising achievement in the nation's leading education states. This year, the MDE is required to turn in its ESSA plan to new U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in order to plan these essential statewide improvement systems. Once the federal government approves this plan, it will become binding for the state--and, Michigan and its students and educators will be expected to live with these improvement systems, or lack thereof, for years to come. The question is whether the state is making the most of this extraordinary and urgent opportunity? Is it putting students--especially vulnerable students--at the forefront of that decision-making? The Education Trust-Midwest has spent months working alongside the MDE, K-12, major business and civil rights leaders to understand the needs of Michigan students; the opportunities provided by ESSA; and the major components of Michigan's ESSA plan. This report shares an analysis of the plan from both the lens of national best practices and Michigan-based expertise. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Education Trust-Midwest. 301 East Liberty Street Suite 650, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel: 734-619-8008; Fax: 734-619-8009; Web site: http://www.edtrust.org/midwest
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01