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.
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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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Section 35m of the FY 2027 State School Aid Act provides $50,000,000 to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) to continue the Committee for Literacy Achievement and provide funding to districts and intermediate districts based on a rankings list of materials. The Committee for Literacy Achievement’s primary focus is to recommend tools and strategies with the goal of increasing student academic outcomes in the area of literacy.
Section 35n of the FY 2025 State School Aid Act provides $10,000,000 to the MDE to administer the competitive READ Innovation grant. The MDE will work with the literacy commission to establish the structure of the competition, select finalists, and select $500,000 winners.
The Section 35n grant was not included in the FY 2026 or FY 2027 State School Aid Act.
Section 35a(4) of the FY 2027 State School Aid Act provides $75,000,000 to an intermediate district identified by the department for the provision of professional learning by the approved provider described in subsection (5)(Lexia Learning) to provide professional learning described in subsection (5)(LETRS) to Pre-K to grade 5 educators that provide, support, or oversee pre-K to grade 5 reading instruction; special education educators; administrators overseeing Pre-K to grade 5 educators that provide, support, or oversee pre-K to grade 5 reading instruction and special education educators; literacy coaches; faculty and staff at educator preparation programs that teach reading fundamental course and partners that lead regional and statewide literacy professional development, as determined by the department.
Section 35a(2) of the FY 2027 State School Aid Act provides $52,500,000 for early literacy coaches at ISDs to assist teachers in developing and implementing instructional strategies for pupils in grades pre-K-5 so that pupils are reading at grade level by the end of grade 3.
Section 35d of the FY 2027 State School Aid Act provides $1,000,000 for the department to provide grants to districts and intermediate districts for the purchase of 1 or more components or trainings through an eligible teacher training program for children with dyslexia from a provider of an eligible teacher training program for children with dyslexia as described in this section. It is intended that supports funded under this section assist with the implementation of dyslexia requirements under section 1280f of the revised school code, MCL 380.1280f.
