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  1. GR: 'H' plan didn't turn around grades
    Summary: Only about 16 percent of the failing grades reported in five Grand Rapids high schools were converted to passing marks through the district’s “H” grading plan.
    Details: Match Rating: 50. Posted: Apr. 22, 2009. Type: Michigan Education Digest Daily.
     
  2. Our Educational Investment
    Summary: Since Proposal A of 1994, inflation-adjusted total revenue for public schools grew by 33 percent. What have we got for this investment? The chart below provides some answers.
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Nov. 13, 2009. Type: General Article.
     
  3. Not As Good As You Think
    "Proficient" Students in Michigan Aren't Really All That Proficient
    Summary: A new report by the National Center for Education Statistics contains some bad news for Michigan schools. When compared to proficiency standards on national tests, Michigan's self-proclaimed "proficient" students score near the bottom in the country.
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Oct. 30, 2009. Type: General Article.
     
  4. Assumptions and Realities
    Longer School Year Will Not Improve Student Achievement
    Summary: The"Center for Michigan" group has released a study showing that not all Michigan school districts are meeting the federally suggested 180-day school year. Underlying the length of the school year debate is the assumption that more time in school increases student achievement. Unfortunately, it doesn't.
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Oct. 12, 2009. Type: General Article.
     
  5. Into and beyond the MEAP
    Some schools use national test, state wants more number crunching
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Nov. 25, 2008. Type: Michigan Education Report.
     
  6. Finding algebra in fashion design
    Career centers tackle new graduation requirements
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Aug. 5, 2008. Type: Michigan Education Report.
     
  7. Michigan adopts NCLB ‘growth model’
    Schools get credit for improved scores, even if students don’t ‘pass’
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Jul. 28, 2008. Type: Michigan Education Report.
     
  8. How one district overhauled its academic plan
    ‘We needed to do a better job educating our students’
    Summary: Gladwin Superintendent Rick Seebeck describes his district’s push to improve
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: May 20, 2008. Type: Michigan Education Report.
     
  9. Failing Children
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Oct. 15, 2007. Type: General Article.
     
  10. Michigan Rankings on National Education Test Fall in 8th Grade, Stagnate in 4th; Proficiency Scores Flat
    During budget debate, “More competition, not more spending,” analyst advises
    Details: Match Rating: 10. Posted: Sep. 26, 2007. Type: News Release.
     
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