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Extractions: Led the fight to pass legislation to save most employers $35 to $65 annually per employee by cutting the minimum unemployment insurance tax, eliminating automatic inflation adjustments on benefits and capping wage replacement benefits. Later, the Michigan Chamber helped defeat legislation to repeal the reform law.
Extractions: Bryan C. Hassel Go to chapter: Go to Page: Active Table of Contents Front Matter, pp. i-vi Contents, pp. vii-x 1 Charter Schools: The Promise and ..., pp. 1-14 Part I: The Politics of Charter Sch..., pp. 15-16 2 A Bird's Eye View of Charter Scho..., pp. 17-30 3 Reaching Compromise in Four State..., pp. 31-72 Part II: Charter School Programs in..., pp. 73-74 4 Breaking the Mold, pp. 75-103 5 Open for Business, pp. 104-127 6 Challenging the System, pp. 128-144 Part III: Fulfilling the Promise of..., pp. 145-146 7 Politics, Policy, and the Future ..., pp. 147-164 Notes, pp. 165-186 Index, pp. 187-194 THIS PAGE
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Extractions: Consequently, The Michigan Prospect commissioned comparative analyses for MEAP scores in the summer of 1998, using the then most recent data for high school academies (1997) and elementary and junior high academies (1998). The analyses were the most current and comprehensive applications of MEAP results to the public school academy experiment in Michigan. Several questions were addressed in this analysis. Overall, how do public school academy 1997 High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) and 1998 elementary and junior high MEAP scores compare with neighborhood public schools?
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Extractions: HOW TO SELECT A PAINTING CONTRACTOR There are over 3,000 painting contractors in Michigan, and it seems like most of them reside in Mid Michigan! Seriously though, there are a lot of painters to choose from. Ameritechs Yellow Pages reveals over 60 contractors in Lansing alone. And those are the ones with business phones. The Lansing State Journal lists six in its Service Directory. And for all these listed, there are probably four times that many "painters" in the Greater Lansing area. But are they qualified? How do you select a legitimate contractor? First and foremost, the State of Michigan requires that painting contractors be licensed. A study by Lansings Channel 6 in 1989 disclosed that fewer than twelve contractors were licensed. Before you take a bid from a painting contractor, make sure he is properly licensed. Second, is he insured? Minimum insurance requirements for the painting contractor include liability insurance. This covers the contractor and you if anything should happen while he is on your property.
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Extractions: State of the State Charter School Movement July 26, 2001 The Texas charter school movement has recently been given an A Rating by Jeanne Allen's Center for Education Reform (CER), based on a healthy education reform environment conducive to "the establishment of highly successful charter schools." (See attached) CER is pleased with our "multiple chartering authorities, full legal autonomy, and no limit on charters." Their rating was based partly on our new Texas House Bill 6 (HB 6), which was passed in May 2001. The strengths of the Texas charter school movement include: Strong State Standards, Assessment Instruments, and Progress-based Accountability Clearly defined state academic standards: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills ( TEKS Current statewide assessment instrument: Texas Assessment of Academic Skills ( TAAS Progress-based accountability instrument, for measuring yearly progress of students, even those several years below grade level: Texas Learning Index ( TLI Beginning in the 2002-2003 school year, a new, more rigorous assessment instrument will be administered: Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (
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Extractions: State Organizations Arizona Arizona Charter School Association Arizona Regional Resource Center California California Network of Education Charters Charter Schools Development Center Pacific Research Institute Colorado Colorado League of Charter Schools Connecticut Connecticut Charter Schools Network Delaware Delaware Charter Schools Network District of Columbia D.C. Public Charter School Resource Center Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS) DC Public Charter School Cooperative Apple Tree Institute for Education Innovation Florida Florida Charter School Resource Center Florida Consortium of Charter Schools Georgia Center for Education Policy Georgia Charter School Association Hawaii Hawaii Association of Charter Schools U of Hawaii Charter School Resource Center Idaho Center for School Improvement, MS 1745 (Boise State University) Illinois Noble Street Charter School Leadership for Quality Education Indiana Charter School Resource Center of Indiana Iowa Color Education with Common Sense Charter Schools Louisiana Association of Professional Educators of Louisiana Maine Maine association for Charter Schools Maryland Maryland Charter School Network The Center for Charter Schools in Frederick County Center for Education Reform (Maryland coordinator) Massachusetts Massachusetts Charter School Resource Center Massachusetts Charter School Association Michigan
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Extractions: Michigan Developing Educational Standards is maintained by Charles Hill and the Wappingers Central School District in New York. Your help with updates or corrections is greatly appreciated. [This page was last updated on December 20, 2001] By Governmental Agency By Organization Michigan Department of Education The National Assessment of Educational Progress, operated by the US Department of Education, bills itself as The Nation's Report Card . While not explicitly tied to particular national or state standards, its reports provide a way of looking at student progress across the country in the eight subject areas the NAEP covers. These are the arts, civics, geography, math, reading, science, US history, and writing. Each subject has its own page that contains findings from related assessments, answers to basic questions about assessment, and standards and frameworks links. The NAEP site contains the following results (and the year last administered): the arts (1997), civics (1998), geography (1994; the 2001 results are being analyzed), math (2000), reading (2000), science (1996;the 2000 results are due in the fall of 2001), US history (1994; the 2001 results are being analyzed), and writing (1998).
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Extractions: August 9, 2000 Can Detroit's troubled public schools be genuinely reformed? After years of failed attempts to improve education for the district's students, it has become clear that the biggest obstacles to effective reform are the sheer size of the district and the massive bureaucracy that goes along with it. Decentralization in the form of charter schools may be the answer. Detroit Public Schools is a classic example. As one of only eight school districts in the United States with enrollments exceeding 150,000 students, Detroit employs 8,808 teachers. However, it also employs 13,269 non-teachers who, never set foot in a classroom. Some observers have noted that, with more than 60 percent of its employees being non-teachers, the Detroit Public Schools may be as much of a work program for adults as it is an education system for children. In large districts like Detroit school board members with superintendents are too preoccupied with the overwhelming administrative demands of employing and overseeing thousands of people and hundreds of school buildings. It is no wonder that key issues, like teaching children, often get lost in the shuffle.
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Extractions: Appropriation Bill Status Bill Analysis Education State Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tom Watkins, 373-9235 Deputy Superintendent: Carol Wolenberg, 241-0062 Chief Academic Officer Jeremy Hughes, 335-0011 Assistant Superintendant: Donald Weatherspoon, 241-0726 Legislative Liaison: Kate McAuliffe, 335-4074 Senate Fiscal Agency Fiscal Analyst: Kathryn Summers-Coty Department Related Publications and Links FY 2002-03 SFA Appropriations Report Michigan Department of Education Center for Educational Performance and Information Standard and Poor's School Evaluation Services ... Durant: Past and Present (February 2001) General Overview The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is responsible for providing educational services throughout the State. The Department's mission is to plan for the educational, training, and rehabilitation needs of Michigan's public school students. Among the Department's primary functions are assisting the State Board of Education in providing educational leadership, advising the Legislature on the financial needs of schools, administering the State school aid program to schools, providing technical assistance to local intermediate school districts, and approving the certification of teachers.
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Extractions: Profile of Michigan's Charter School Law Note : The following ranking and analysis reflects the state's law as of 2001. For the most recent state law profile, please contact the Center for Education Reform or order Charter School Laws Across the States: Ranking Score Card and Legislative Profiles from our Publications page Michigan (1993) The 5 th strongest of the nation's 38 charter laws General Statistics Number of Schools Allowed Unlimited for number of charters authorized by local school boards, intermediate school boards, or community colleges. 150 authorized by state universities although no single university may authorize more than 50% of university total Number of Charters Operating (As of Fall 2001) Approval Process Eligible Chartering Authorities Local school boards, intermediate school boards, community colleges, state public universities Eligible Applicants One or more persons or an entity (partnership, nonprofit organization, labor organization, or any other legal entity) Types of Charter Schools Converted public, converted private, new starts (but not home-based schools)
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Extractions: Charter schools are supposed to allow parents and teachers to develop publicly funded schools with the flexibility to be innovative and free of rules and regulations that stifle creativity. The charter school movement has grown from one school in Minnesota in 1992 to about 1,100 charter schools across the country today. Currently, 36 states and the District of Columbia have legislation authorizing the creation of charter schools. The notion of what constitutes a charter school continues to evolve. The original idea for charter schools envisioned a group of teachers, perhaps with the help of parents, developing a plan for a school and applying for a charter from the local school board. Charter schools might have a specific academic focus (e.g., math and science or the arts) or employ specific teaching techniques or target a specific group of students (e.g., at-risk). These charter schools would operate as part of the local public school district, supported by public education funds. However, many charter schools depart from this original vision. If the goal is improved student achievement, students in some charter schools are not faring very well. Studies of charter schools in Texas and Arizona show that there has been no evidence of improved student performance among charter school students. A 1998 UCLA study of California charter schools found that charter schools rarely had clearly defined goals or standards and none was "doing more with less" money. In addition, the charter schools exerted considerable control over the types of students they serve. Unlike other public schools, they’re not taking all comers. In Michigan, researchers found that because of weak monitoring efforts, poorly performing charter schools are not likely to be closed.
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Extractions: SUMMARY The St. Clair County Intermediate School District (ISD) has sponsored the establishment of six charter schools (known in Michigan as public school academies). Four of the six academies have developed an innovative practice by which the schools purchase administrative and professional services from the ISD. Reasons for Practice Sponsorship of Academies The primary reasons for the St. Clair ISD's sponsorship of charter academies were to: (a) involve major local employers in an unprecedented and meaningful way as board members of the academies, and (b) utilize instructional staff who had worked in industry and who were knowledgeable about the skills needed for employment in major local businesses. Purchased Services Agreement The major reason for adopting the purchased services agreement was to ensure that the academies do not compete with the local educational agencies (LEAs) in St. Clair County for students and funding. Instead, having the ISD as the sponsoring agency for the academies results in a "planned partnership." Through this partnership, the ISD purchases instructional services from the academies, the Leas help to recruit students and provide transportation to the academies, and the academies provide the actual instruction. Rather than contracting with outside providers who may be unfamiliar with the academies and/or who are located some distance away from them, as numerous other charter schools in Michigan have done, the academies have made use of the in-house expertise and experience of ISD's Technical Education Center (TEC) staff.
Extractions: 08-Apr-03 Less Regulations For After-School Programs New law went into effect April 1 allowing local boards of education to provide over sight to their own programs. click here for more... 28-Mar-03 Earlier Election Possible in Detroit Voters in Detroit could decide as early as August whether they want to scrap the controversial reform public school board, instead of during 2004, under a bill that won unanimous approval by the Senate Education Committee. click here for more... 28-Mar-03 Cell Phones In Schools Cell phones now banned in schools could be permitted beginning with the 2004-05 school year under recently passed legislation by the Senate. click here for more... 28-Mar-03 MEAP Office Move The Dept. of Education will likely be regaining some of the functions it lost under the Engler administration namely the Michigan Educational Assessment Program now housed in Treasury. click here for more... 25-Mar-03 Blackmond Named New State Drug Czar Yvonne Blackmond, who has been director of development and community relations at Starr Commonwealth in Detroit, was named March 19 by Governor Jennifer Granholm as the director of the Office of Drug Control Policy. click here for more...
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