MASA Applauds Gov. Whitmer’s Budget Proposal
MASA joins other education leaders to applaud Gov. Whitmer’s first budget and urge lawmakers to adopt before June 30, 2019.
Summing Up 13 Years of Improving Teacher Quality in Michigan
The Michigan Improving Teacher Quality (ITQ) External Review and Evaluation Team released a report that synthesizes the findings and lessons learned from the review and evaluation of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Title...
2019 Midwinter Conference Wrap Up
MASA's Midwinter conference took place February 6-8, 2019 at the Marriott at the Renaissance Center in Detroit. Attendees from all over the state came together in a spirit of collaboration to explore the theme,...
A Silent Crisis: Creating Safe and Supportive Schools for LGBTQ Students Workshop
The Michigan Department of Education and the Intermediate School Districts this March are offering a workshop, A Silent Crisis: Creating Safe and Supportive Schools for LGBTQ Students. There are three opportunities for educators and education...
How Online Learning Helps Schools Stand Out in the Competitive Landscape of School Choice
If you’re looking to find ways to innovate your curriculum — and, yes, to compete with other schools in our current era of school choice — then providing your students with online learning options...
The Ripple Effect: Small Changes Can Have a Big Impact on Your District
By Dr. Bill Daggett, Founder of the International Center for Leadership in Education (a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). This blog post originally appeared on HMH’s Shaped blog on October 23, 2018. School transformation...
Michigan Virtual Extends Enrollment Deadline
Due to recent weather conditions and school closures around the state, Michigan Virtual is extending enrollment deadline for second semester online courses to Monday, February 18. If you’re struggling to find appropriate courses for some of your...
Applications Now Being Accepted for Michigan’s Next State Superintendent
LANSING – Applications for persons interested in becoming Michigan’s next State Superintendent are now being accepted, the State Board of Education (SBE) announced. The State Board of Education has hired the executive search firm...
Preserving the “Building on the Hill” while Embracing the Future
Have you visited your hometown and been transported back to your primary school days? Because of the connection created between experience, senses and emotions, we form strong attachments to these sights and sounds. From...
Annual Study of Mandated Michigan Public School Safety Drill Performance Finds Improved Response Times
2017 and 2018 review looks at reporting on 4,025 completed drills By Buzz Brown In a recent study of the findings from our 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 review of tracking data on Michigan’s mandated public...