By Diane Titche and Ellin Oliver Keene Walking into a 3rd-grade classroom, a principal observes students seated at their desks. Nearly all eyes are on the teacher as she points out information on a...
By De’Ondre Hogan, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Cynthia Young, Manager of Communications and Customer Service; Penny Miller Nelson, Associate Superintendent; and Michael Sharrow, Superintendent of Schools, Midland Public Schools As a District,...
Every year, as M-STEP testing day approaches for schools, teachers across the state go above and beyond to prepare their students for the big day. In addition to the top success tip – studying...
On February 14, 2022, Governor Whitmer announced the Michigan Lottery contributed a record-breaking $1.419 billion to the School Aid Fund in fiscal year 2021, shattering its previous record set last year by nearly $240...
A recent survey indicated that 34% of 275 school districts had multiple days where they did not meet the 75% attendance requirement, forcing some to close and others to risk losing state funding despite...
Neola recognizes that the global pandemic continues to impact the way each district, administrator, teacher, and support staff member provide services to students, and as much as we want this pandemic to be over...
Team MASA is excited to welcome Matt Schueller to the association as the new Director of Government Relations. You may have seen him give his first in-person Legislative Update at the Midwinter Conference, but...
For Immediate Release – Wednesday, January 5, 2022 LANSING – The Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators (MASA) is pleased to announce the selection of Matthew Schueller as its next Director of Government Relations, effective January...
By JP Guilbault, CEO, Navigate360 America’s young people are facing unprecedented challenges, from isolation and depression resulting from the pandemic to stressors as they relate to social unrest, exposure to unhealthy content on social...
In education, we often talk about “student-centered learning,” but what does that mean? Few schools really ARE student-centered as the true definition of student-centered has everything to do with the students and much less...