MDE's proposed special education rule changes delayed until next year
Posted on 12/16/14 at 12:49pm
The Michigan Department of Education's (MDE) special education rule changes did not make it through a Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) and will have to be reintroduced next year. MDE wanted the rule changes to clarify language and help carry out federal law.
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MI taxpayers helping charter school management companies make big profits
Posted on 12/16/14 at 12:52pm
How charter management companies spend more than $1 billion dollars in state taxpayer dollars is again the focus of a news article in the Detroit Free Press. "Public money for schools buys private property" uncovers the arrangement National Heritage Academies (NHA) has with its schools. NHA, not the school, owns the school buildings and the contents, even though that's all been purchased with taxpayer money.
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U-M wins grant to change how new teachers are trained, mentored
Posted on 12/01/14 at 11:59am
The University of Michigan's College of Education received a $1.1 million grant to improve how teachers are trained. U-M will use the money to work with other states to change what's required of new teachers and how they receive mentoring once they're in the classroom. Hopefully, Michigan will be one of those states.
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MEA and AFT urge House to oppose third-grade reading bills
Posted on 12/04/14 at 12:21pm
In a letter to members of the House of Representatives today, MEA President Steve Cook and AFT-Michigan President David Hecker are urging members of the House of Representatives to oppose HB 5111 if it continues to require retention of third grade students who are not reading at grade level. Both MEA and AFT are instead recommending early intervention with a reading improvement plan that is adequately funded on a long-term basis.
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Students taking longer than four years to get their college degrees
Posted on 12/08/14 at 2:50pm
Too much time and too little money keep most college students from earning a degree in four years according to Complete College America’s report, “4-year degrees now a myth in American higher education.”
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It’s not MEA! Be careful of a questionable scholarship offer
Posted on 12/08/14 at 2:51pm
Don’t be taken in by a message to “coaches, teachers, and other interested parties” from a “Scholarship Selection Committee” offering scholarships to “Michigan High School Seniors.” MEA is not involved with nor endorses this program.
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