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For Michigan to truly be a place that supports all students’ needs and where every student has the opportunity to succeed, we need to make sure our collective voices are heard. Learn more about our efforts to close the opportunity and achievement gaps among Michigan’s students. Together, we can move toward our goal of making Michigan a national leader in public education, where all children achieve at high levels, regardless of race, gender, disability, family income, native language or geography.
Equity-Centered Coalition calls on state to double funding in the FY’24 budget for students who qualify for “at-risk” funding and vastly increase funding for English Learners and students with disabilities to support their additional needs
(February 28, 2023) – Michigan should double the funding for students who qualify for at-risk funding in the state’s 2023-24 budget, while providing far greater funding for English Learners and students with disabilities, according to testimony given today before Michigan’s Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on PreK-12 by members of The Michigan Partnership for Equity and Opportunity (MPEO). The coalition’s proposal includes [...]
Testimony on Fair Funding before the Senate PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
Michigan Partnership for Equity and Opportunity Testimony before the Senate PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee Good afternoon members of the Appropriations Subcommittee on PreK-12 and thank you Sen. Camilleri for the invitation to testify. We appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today about what Michigan can learn from leading education states’ school funding systems and how such models could make a [...]
Prominent Civil Rights, Business and Education Policy Leaders Named to Lead Statewide Coalition Focused on Improving Education for Students who are the Most Underserved
NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Mrozowski, APR, 248.320.1037 jmrozowski@edtrustmidwest.org (February 8, 2023) -- A statewide coalition focused on advancing real opportunity and improving learning outcomes for all of Michigan’s students, especially students who are the most underserved, today named three key leaders in Michigan’s civil rights, business, philanthropic and education policy and advocacy sectors to lead the statewide group as [...]
Michigan Partnership for Equity and Opportunity Letter to Legislative Leadership 2022
Thank you for your leadership in our state at a crucial time for public education in Michigan. Like you, we care deeply about the future of the Great Lakes State and the future of its children. In the spirit of partnership, we would like to introduce ourselves – and our key policy proposals and guiding principles. The Michigan Partnership [...]
Equity-Centered Coalition of Civil Rights, Civic and Business Leaders Proposes a New School Funding Formula & Other Opportunity Strategies to Address Michigan’s Education Crisis
NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Jennifer Mrozowski, APR, 248.320.1037 jmrozowski@edtrustmidwest.org (December 7, 2022) -- A statewide coalition focused on advancing real opportunity and improving learning outcomes for all of Michigan’s students, especially its most underserved students, today proposed an immediate solution-based agenda focused on closing Michigan’s troubling achievement and opportunity gaps through a revamped school funding formula and other equity-centered strategies. [...]