Information on Michigan academic standards and instructional resources.
Responsible for providing final decisions in administrative appeals to MDE.
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.
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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About
Evaluation and Research both play important roles in the work of local and state education agencies. As Michigan Department of Education (MDE) works to conduct and apply both evaluation and research to inform programs, policies, initiatives, and potential funding internally, as well as inform the work in partnership with districts, schools, agencies, and other education stakeholders, it is important to come to a common understanding of Evaluation and Research. A workgroup including representation from all MDE offices, and external stakeholders with expertise in Evaluation
and/or Research, was convened to define/describe Evaluation and Research. These descriptions will be used as a starting point for future work by MDE in the areas of both Evaluation and Research both internally and in partnership externally.
Descriptions
Evaluation is a systematic method for collecting, analyzing, and using information to examine benefit, impact, effectiveness, efficacy, significance, and/or worth of practices, programs, strategies, interventions, and initiatives. The findings of the evaluation are used for decision-making by stakeholders including, but not limited to, planning and improving these efforts.
Evaluation may be a type of research, but not all research is evaluation.
Research is the process of systematically collecting information and data in order to extend knowledge and understanding. Research activities involve asking a question, and then consulting existing information on the topic, and/or collecting new evidence and data through a variety of methods.
