Education Achievement Authority

For the first time, Michigan could get a piece of President Obama’s Race to the Top prize money for education.But not everyone’s celebrating.The Education…

The Education Achievement Authority (EAA), Michigan’s new reform school district, has been selected as the state’s only finalist in the U.S. Department of…

In recent days there has been much made of a proposed overhaul to Michigan’s education system.The overhaul consists of three parts:two bills currently…

Last night, the Detroit Board of Education voted to break their contract and pull out of the Education Achievement Authority.The Board’s decision will…

A statewide reform school district could become the largest in Michigan over the next five years.The Education Achievement Authority of Michigan (EAA)—the…

A Wayne County judge ruled Tuesday that the Education Achievement Authority can launch as scheduled.That statewide district for the lowest-achieving…

School districts with emergency managers have been plunged into uncertainty, now that the state’s emergency manager law has been suspended.In Detroit, the…

This week parents and educators have one last chance to weigh in on the state’s plans for the new Michigan Education Achievement Authority.The authority…

The new statewide school system for the lowest-performing 5% of Michigan schools faces growing criticism over transparency.The Education Achievement…