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.
Early learning and development program resources for all children, birth to age eight, especially those in highest need.
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.
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.
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The Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Grants are awarded through a competitive process to local and intermediate school districts, universities, and other public or private community-based agencies, organizations, and programs, including faith-based organizations. These grant programs provide comprehensive community learning center services. Currently, there are 68 grants with 259 sites in 20 counties. Each site serves one or more schools. Grants are targeted at high-priority and low-income schools. Students must be offered after-school and summer programming for a minimum of four days a week, two and a half hours a day, for 32 weeks per school-year during out-of-school time, and six weeks in the summer. More than 320,000 students have been served since the inception of the program in 2001.
Michigan 2022-2023 (Cohort M) competition deadline was April 5, 2022 at noon. Applicants will be notified of their status by late May.
The next funding opportunity will be in early 2023. Please check this page for more detailed information regarding the competition in January of 2023.
| Name | Email Address |
|---|---|
| General Inquiries | 21stcclc@michigan.gov |
| Andrew Pastoor, Consultant | pastoora@michigan.gov |
| Stacy Ann Sipes, Specialist | sipess1@michigan.gov |
| Lorraine Thoreson, Manager | thoresonl@michigan.gov |
