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Michigan awarded grant for early childhood education

Posted on 01/07/14 at 2:40pm

Michigan will receive $51.7 million in a federal grant in the third round of the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge. Five other states—Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont—are also benefitting from the $280 million total being awarded.  So far, 20 states have received grants.

This is the first time Michigan has been awarded any money from Race to the Top.  The grant, jointly operated by the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services, supports the education of children from birth to five years old.

In October 2013, the state submitted its grant application which set goals for the money: providing scholarships to early childhood education programs for families eligible for child care subsidies; promoting health and nutrition standards in child care facilities; and increasing participation in the state’s preschool ratings system.  It’s expected that more than 182,000 children from ages three to kindergarten from low-income families will benefit from the money.

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Good news for the new year

Posted on 01/07/14 at 2:44pm

A recent arbitrator decision regarding the payroll deduction of dues and a Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC) ruling on ULP charges against Taylor Public Schools and AFT-Michigan both clarify issues that arose over the December 2012 passage of right-to-work legislation. The two decisions are significant developments.

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Join the NEA Great Public Schools Network as an online leader

Posted on 01/07/14 at 2:42pm

What’s your area of expertise? Classroom management? Bilingual education?  Teacher evaluation?

If you’re knowledgeable on these topics and others of interest to educators, then you may be the online leader that the NEA Great Public Schools Network is looking for.

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