The Michigan Department of Education is launching Cohort 3 of Phase 2 of The African American Student Initiative (TAASI): Race, Power, and Privilege: Dismantling Through Dialogue. Schools are invited to participate in this 6-session professional learning opportunity. Cultural...
The Michigan Department of Education launched Cohort 4 of Phase 1 of The African American Student Initiative (TAASI): A Journey of Cultural Proficiency and Personal Transformation. Schools are invited to participate in this 6-session...
By Dr. Bill Dagget Founder, International Center for Leadership in Education This blog post originally appeared on HMH’s Shaped blog on October 04, 2017 Educator efficacy and learning have been long studied, and new...
Michigan Virtual is extending the benefits of online learning through the summer with new innovative summer learning opportunities and flexible courses. The flexibility of online learning makes it possible for students to earn credits...
Devastating raid on education dollars continues in proposal eliminating sales tax on gas LANSING—The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation approved a budget today that would eliminate the sales tax on gasoline over two years,...
Summer brain drain isn’t a myth. Research shows that our students lose an average of one month’s worth of learning over the summer, with even higher estimates of loss in math and reading. When...
It is with sorrow that we inform our members that one of our former colleagues recently passed away. On May 16, 2019, Steve Bakita passed away. Steve retired as a superintendent from St. Johns...
Each year, the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators awards the MASA Superintendent of the Year Award (SOY) to a superintendent who has shown tremendous effort and dedication to enriching the lives of children...
By Bob Kittle Government should be run like a business, right? Yes and no. There are some terrible businesses out there no that no one should emulate, yet there are some great practices from...
Last summer, the Michigan Legislature amended Section 1311 of the Revised School Code, which now allows – and, in some cases, requires – schools to suspend or expel students who commit criminal sexual conduct...
