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About State BoardEven before statehood, Michigan was a leader in public education. In 1809 judicial districts created schools and levied taxes to support them. Twenty years later, The Territorial Council divided the districts into school districts and gave the State the right to supervise schools.

Michigan's first constitution created a Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1835. John D. Pierce, a frontier missionary, was Michigan's first superintendent and the first independent administrator of education appointed under a state constitution in the United States. The State Board of Education's current responsibilities were established by the 1963 State Constitution. The leadership legacy continues as Board members lead the way in improving public education through recommendations and actions that have resulted in key legislative changes.

- State Board Begins Forums to Discuss Public Education
- SBE Statement on Tuition Equality PDF icon
- SBE Statement on Michigan Merit Curriculum and Common Core State Standards PDF icon
- SBE Statement on Online Learning PDF icon
- Statement of Condolence on Sandy Hook Massacre PDF icon
- Comments on Public Education Finance Proposals PDF icon
- SBE Statement on HB6004 and SB1358 PDF icon
- SBE Statement on HB5923 PDF icon
- 2012-2013 SBE/MDE Goal and Reform Priorities PDF icon
- SBE Supports Direction of Michigan Council for Educator Effectiveness Interim Progress Report PDF icon
- SBE Budget Priority Recommendations PDF icon
- 2011-2012 SBE/MDE Reform Priorities PDF icon
- State Board Constitutional Responsibilities
- Recommendations to Better Support Michigan's Education System - Reforms, Restructuring, and Revenues PDF icon

Education Improvement and Reform Priorities

At its February 8, 2011, meeting, the State Board of Education approved "Education Improvement and Reform Priorities - Recommendations to Governor Snyder and the Legislature."

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