Information on Michigan academic standards and instructional resources.
Learn more about the MDE office responsible for providing leadership in curriculum and instruction that provides students with greater choices to prepare for success.
Resources for educator certification, recognition programs, evaluation, and workforce research.
The Equitable Services Ombudsman helps ensure equitable services for private school children, teachers, and other educational personnel.
Resources related to financial and pupil accounting and auditing.
Options available for Michigan students that provide unique learning opportunities.
Food & Nutrition Programs
This MDE office provides resources and technical assistance in physical education, sex education, health education, behavioral, emotional, mental, and social education as well as safety, discipline, and transportation.
Resources for programs and initiatives that support school improvement efforts.
Resources for supporting special education in Michigan.
Michigan has an innovative and comprehensive system of assessments to measure student achievement in learning our state content standards.
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
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Pamela Pugh, DrPH, MS, President
D–Saginaw | Term Expires: 1/1/31
Dr. Pamela Pugh was elected to the Michigan State Board of Education in 2014 and re-elected in 2022. As Board President, she is focused on ensuring that every Michigan child has access to a adequately and equitably funded, safe, and inclusive public education.
A public health scientist and engineer, Dr. Pugh brings over 25 years of experience advancing environmental justice, children’s health, and systems-level change. She served for 14 years at the Saginaw County Department of Public Health and was appointed Chief Public Health Advisor during the Flint Water Crisis, where she played a key role in guiding public response and supporting impacted families.
Dr. Pugh has been nationally recognized for her leadership and service. Her honors include the 2025 Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm Unbought & Unbossed Award, the 2025 MI-ACE Contemporary Public Policy Pioneer Award, the 2024 Detroit United Nations Association Humanitarian Award, and two NAACP Dr. Montague Cobb Awards for health education and social justice.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Florida A&M University and both a Master of Science and Doctor of Public Health from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Dr. Pugh is also a proud graduate of Saginaw High School and Delta College.
She has previously served on the boards of the Healthy Schools Network and the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), where she chaired the Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Committee.
Dr. Pugh is a member of World Outreach Campus Church of God in Christ in Saginaw, Michigan, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
