When it comes to support for emergency care services, the U.S. just barely squeaked by with a passing grade, at least according to a new state-by-state report card put out by the American College of Emergency Physicians.
And how did Michigan measure up, you might ask? Well, it turns out we're failing in access to emergency health care. We heard some recommendations about ways to move forward.
Then, we met a woman who’s trying to help people come together to have some uncomfortable, but enlightening, conversations about race, class and more.
And, we spoke with Daniel Howes about Tom Lewand, Detroit’s job czar.
Also, “Saturday Night Live” just hired its first black female cast member in five years. Will this bring more attention to other black comedians?
And, a Michigan historian gave us a closer look at how Michigan milkweed helped us in World War II.
Also, the Michigan Human Society has a new way to find homes for their animals: social media.
First on the show, how do you best measure the progress of students in Michigan's classrooms and, by extension, the effectiveness of their teachers?
It's one of the thorniest challenges being debated in Michigan education.
For years, the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) and the Michigan Merit Examination (MME) have been the assessment tools. Now, with the move to the Common Core Standards, it's out with the MEAP and MME and in with the what?
Districts around Michigan are gearing up for an online adaptive assessment test in the spring of 2015.
The Michigan Department of Education says the state has only one option for testing students on the Common Core State Standards for the next three years.
And that option is the Smarter Balanced Assessment – the SBA.
But state lawmakers haven't made that official.
We wondered how districts are preparing for the SBA or whatever test they're told to administer next year.
William Heath is the superintendent of the Morrice Area Schools and principal at Morrice Junior and Senior High School located in Shiawassee County. He joined us today.
