As you might recall, last year at about this time, the Republican political appointees who control Eastern Michigan University (EMU) chose to continue their sponsorship of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s controversial Education Achievement Authority (EAA) despite the urging of EMU President Susan Martin, the faculty, and the students they have sworn to serve. Saying that […]
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EMU Regents to vote Tuesday on the future of Snyder’s EAA. Will they finally do the right thing?
Posted in Education, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Brian Banks, Chop House, Detroit Public Schools, dismantling of public education, EAA, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents, Education Achievement Authority, EMU, Jim Stapleton, Rick Snyder, Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, Simone Lightfoot, Steve Wellinski, Steven Camron, threats to public education, transparency 18 Comments
With Snyder’s EAA going down in flames, the EMU community urges their administration to sever ties
On Thursday, February 20, at 10:00 AM, members of the Eastern Michigan University (EMU) community opposed to the ongoing association between their university and the Snyder administration’s troubled Educational Achievement Authority (EAA), will be gathering in Welch Hall to “demand” that all connections be immediately severed. Following is my discussion with EMU College of Education […]
Posted in Detroit, Education, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged BUZZ, charter schools, defunding public schools, Detroit, dismantling of public education, EAA, Eastern Michigan University, Education, education reform, Educational Achievement Authority, Eli Broad, Ellen Cogen Lipton, EMU, EMU College of Education, failing schools, for-profit charter schools, House Bill 4369, House Bill 5268, Jase Bolger, John Covington, Lisa Posthumus Lyons, MEAP, Michigan Education Assessment Program, MIke Flanagan, public education, Rick Snyder, Susan Martin, teachers union, threats to public education, union busting 20 Comments