Tag: Schools of Choice
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Enrollment Woes and the “C Word”
GPPSS’ enrollment woes continue, and we have plenty of company.
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Benchmarking Median Home Values
GPPSS communities are, for the most part, in the middle of the road among the benchmark districts.
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Benchmark Project: What Problem Are We Trying to Solve?
When I served on the Grosse Pointe School Board (2005 – 2013), legendary superintendent Dr. C. Suzanne Klein, when helping navigate difficult issues used the clarifying question, “What problem are we trying to solve?” That’s the right question now for the Grosse Pointe Public School System as well as the cities with whom the district…
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Benchmark Project: Background and Index
Benchmark Project Index of Entries After ten years of blogging on this website, I launched a new series of articles analyzing data from ten upper middle class suburbs surrounding Metro Detroit: Ann Arbor, Birmingham, Bloomfield, Farmington, Grosse Pointe, Northville, Novi, Plymouth-Canton, Rochester, and Troy. I will update this article as I add new posts and…
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Benchmark Project: Understanding Borders
As we continue with our benchmark project, let’s get grounded on the intricacies of city versus school borders and why it matters.
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Benchmark Project: Property Values
Homestead property values provide one means to net out all the inputs in a community. In this post we review how these have changed in the Proposal A era.
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Benchmark Project: Traditional Districts Losing in School Choice Game
Like it or not, Michigan public schools are in a pitched battle that most Metro Detroit suburban districts are losing.
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Benchmark Project: Enrollment, Population, and Marketshare
Breaking down some data icebergs as we benchmark ten Metro Detroit suburban school districts.
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Benchmark Project: Readying for the Storm
As tired as we are of distressing news, the heavy stuff really hasn’t hit Michigan public schools yet.