August 2025

Autism Alliance shares Imperatives for selecting the State Superintendent (August 2025)

August 18, 2025 Michigan Department of Education 608 W. Allegan Street P.O. Box 30008 Lansing, MI 48909 Read here: 2025.0818 Autism Alliance__Imperatives for selecting the State Superintendent RE: Imperative for the Selection of a Transformative State Superintendent Dear Members of the Michigan State Board of Education: On June 25, the Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) […]

Autism Alliance shares Imperatives for selecting the State Superintendent (August 2025) Read More »

Autism Alliance Public Comment to the State Board of Education calls for End of Harmful Seclusion and Restraint (August 2025)

Autism Alliance provides public comment to the State Board of Education calls for End of Harmful Seclusion and Restraint (August 12, 2025) Autism Alliance of Michigan Public Comment State Board of Education August 12, 2025 Read here: 2025.0812 Autism Alliance Public Comment_State Board of Ed_Seclusion and Restraint RE: Ending Harmful Seclusion and Restraint in Michigan

Autism Alliance Public Comment to the State Board of Education calls for End of Harmful Seclusion and Restraint (August 2025) Read More »

Michigan Advance | Commentary – It’s time to fund Special Education based on what students actually need (August 2025)

Commentary | It’s time to fund Special Education based on what students actually need by Dr. Scott Koenigsknecht August 5, 2025 As a parent of a child with a disability, a longtime educator, and an advocate for students with disabilities, I’ve seen firsthand how Michigan’s current special education funding system falls short. It falls short

Michigan Advance | Commentary – It’s time to fund Special Education based on what students actually need (August 2025) Read More »

Bridge Michigan | Opinion – What Michigan needs in its next superintendent of public instruction (July 2025)

Opinion | What Michigan needs in its next superintendent of public instruction by Heather Eckner July 7, 2025 As the Michigan State Board of Education selects our state’s next superintendent of public instruction, we find ourselves at a pivotal crossroads. With more than 1.4 million students across more than 800 public school districts, Michigan’s education

Bridge Michigan | Opinion – What Michigan needs in its next superintendent of public instruction (July 2025) Read More »

Autism Alliance outlines priorities for State Superintendent search (June 2025)

June 25, 2025 Michigan Department of Education 608 W. Allegan Street P.O. Box 30008 Lansing, MI 48909 Read here: 2025.0625 Autism Alliance Priorities and Considerations for State Superintendent RE: Priorities and Considerations for the Next State Superintendent Dear Members of the Michigan State Board of Education: On behalf of the Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM),

Autism Alliance outlines priorities for State Superintendent search (June 2025) Read More »