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Legislative Priorities-Education Quality
ISSUE:
Implementation of Recent Education Policy Changes and Improvements at the Local
Level to Reflect the Necessary Skills Needed by Michigan’s Job Providers
CHAMBER MEMBERS ADVOCATE:
- Supporting full implementation of the existing legislation on high school
graduation requirements and accountability.
- Supporting the Michigan Department of Education, the Legislature, the Office
of the Governor and the broader education community hold Schools of Education
accountable for the quality of teachers and education administrators they graduate
and credential.
- Articulating the case that quality education is not driven by spending,
but rather by the nine essential components of “the Vision” advocated by Michigan
Business Leaders for Education Excellence (MBLEE).
- Ensuring that a functional data system to track and monitor progress in
Michigan’s education system is in place.
- Supporting prescriptive program opportunities for local businesses to make
a measurable difference in education quality and results in their communities
including the Michigan Scholars program and Partnership for 21st Century Skills.
- Providing a cohesive message about the local role of quality education initiatives
such as 21st Century Skills and Michigan Scholars in providing a secure economic
for individuals and communities.
- Creating high expectations for students to attend and complete higher education
to meet the skill needs of a 21st century workforce by opposing further delay
in the implementation of the grade level content expectations and/or further
decline in the bar set to measure Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the federal
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
- Promoting competition and choice by eliminating the arbitrary cap on the
numbers of public schools academies that can be chartered by state universities.
WHY?
Our state and nation’s future economic security, and our ability to flourish
as a democratic society, demand a generation of graduates with solid academic knowledge,
world-class technical skills, conscientious work habits, and eager, creative analytical
minds. High standards and opportunities to achieve must be available to all students,
and must reach into every community.
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