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Lawmakers ordered the Michigan Department of Education to stop preparing for the Smarter Balanced Assessment and return to a revamped MEAP test.How is…
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When Gov. Rick Snyder signed Michigan's school aid budget last week, that act officially threw a big curve ball to teachers.The budget included a…
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One of the many decisions made by state lawmakers during their budget actions last week was to keep the MEAP in place for another year.The more than…
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State Superintendent Mike Flanagan is warning Michigan lawmakers against trying to take a step back on school testing.An amendment to next year’s school…
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The MEAP test has been used to evaluate kids and schools in Michigan for over four and a half decades.The test is meant to make sure public schools are…
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Dustin Dwyer and Kimberly Springer from our State of Opportunity team share "five teasers" about the upcoming documentary on high-stakes testing. The…
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Embattled Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema is hitting back at critics of his anti-gay and anti-Muslim web postings, saying he stands on the…
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Lawmakers in Lansing have begun holding hearings on which standardized tests Michigan students will take next spring.The state has already decided to…
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Update: If you missed the program, you can catch the audio on this post.Do at-risk kids have more on the line when it comes to testing? Are low…
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Flint City Council could gain power back todayThe Flint city council has been largely powerless in the two years since the appointment of an emergency…