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Michigan’s worst schools see gains under collaboration effort with state

DATE: October 7, 2019

Under the partnership model created by former state superintendent Brian Whiston, schools and districts get to set their own improvement plans but have access to staff and expertise from the Michigan Department of Education, the local intermediate school district and the community.

A report released by Education Policy Innovation Collaborative looking at first-year results found the partnership district model is having several early successes but also some challenges.

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EPIC works with state and district partners to create a targeted research agenda to learn which reform strategies are most effective, where, when and for whom.

Most images of students and teachers on site are courtesy of Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action

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