Grading Michigan Schools

Michigan Radio's Grading Michigan Schools is a multi-part series that takes an in-depth look at education in Michigan. We hear why one college student feels let down by the public school system in the state. We find out about "unschooling," an education philosophy that abandons textbooks and a curriculum. We also look at how the public school system is serving at-risk students through education for the very young and early intervention for kids with special education needs.

Support for Grading Michigan Schools comes from the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, a founder of the Grand Rapids Education Reform Initiative, and The Skillman Foundation, a voice for Detroit children since 1960.

Unschooling

Nov. 27, 2007Some parents have rejected the traditional school setting for their children's education. For unschoolers, the classroom is the world around…
International Baccalaureate Schools

Nov. 26, 2007International Baccalaureate Schools teach the same curriculum all around the world. There is one in Michigan and could soon be more.
Grading Michigan Schools: Charter Schools Help Education

Commentary: Charter Schools Help EducationNov. 23, 2007Andrew CoulsonThe Director of The Cato Institute Center for Educational Freedom says public…
Schools of Choice and Urban Districts

Nov. 19, 2007Kaomi GoetzState and local schools of choice programs are affecting large, urban school districts, but opinions differ on whether that's good…
An Unschooler's Radio Diary

Nov. 30, 2007Samara FreemarkAlyse Guenther is twelve years old, and she's an unschooler. We gave her a microphone and a recorder, and asked her to explain…