Bill to allow more charter schools in Michigan stalls in Republican-led House

Jennifer Guerra — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:23:25 +0000

Michigan’s Republican-led Senate has passed a measure that removes the 150-school cap on university-sponsored charters. The bill is now stalled in the House.

The way the current cap works: If a charter is considered "high performing," it is re-labeled a School of Excellence, and removed from the cap, which leaves a vacancy for a new university-sponsored charter school to fill.

U of M to study effectiveness of Michigan's charter schools

Jennifer Guerra — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:38:01 +0000

Professors at the University of Michigan plan to launch a statewide study of Michigan’s charter schools.

One criticism of past charter studies is that the data is skewed because they compare apples to oranges; since charter school participation is voluntary, some worry the kids who sign up for charter schools have different characteristics than those who attend traditional schools.