Educ. Achievement Authority spokesperson in damage control mode over resignation of EMU College of Ed. Dean from EAA board Methinks thou dost protest too much Yesterday, I broke the news that Eastern Michigan University (EMU) College of Education Dean Jann Joseph had resigned her position on the board of the Education Achievement Authority (EAA), the state-run school district comprised of Michigan’s lowest-performing schools. The EAA is in the spotlight of late because they have given state legislators on the House Education Committee who are inquiring into their activities the run-around, forcing them to file Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain the most basic information. Let me repeat: they are forcing state legislators on the Education Committee to file FOIA requests to get information. More on that in my interview with state House Rep. Ellen Cogen-Lipton HERE. There is also activity in the state legislature to further expand the EAA. Senate Democrats held a news conference Tuesday to announce their opposition to EAA expansion, with Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-Taylor) calling the EAA “a complete disaster from the moment they opened their doors.” Hopgood and Rep. Ellen Cogen Lipton (D-Huntington Woods) have fought with EAA officials over access to records, and have posted an archive of documents they have received online. Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Detroit) cited media reports saying EAA enrollment numbers dropped by almost 25 percent as a reason the agency should not be expanded. “The shortcomings of the EAA are well documented. From flawed accounting practices to a lack of results in the classroom, the EAA has made many promises of getting better, but has failed to deliver,” Johnson said. Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) said Tuesday that action could be taken soon to expand the EAA after meetings with Gov. Rick Snyder’s office and Sen. Phil Pavlov (R-St. Clair Township), chairman of the Senate Education Committee. ~ Eclectablog
Posted on: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 13:05:32 +0000
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