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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The State Board of Education (SBE) issued a moratorium on approving new educator preparation institutions in August 2005. This moratorium has been extended multiple times since and remains in effect. At its April 2022 meeting, the SBE approved an extension to the moratorium, which applies to both traditional educator preparation institutions and alternative route providers, for an additional five years and granted the State Superintendent authority to periodically solicit applications for new providers to address specific high needs.
The SBE does not approve programs for educator licensure offered by out-of-state institutions. In order to offer distance education courses and programs to Michigan teacher candidates, your institution would need to be a State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) institution. This recognition is not handled by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), but rather by Michigan’s Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO). Please visit LEO’s Postsecondary Schools webpage for a SARA application and additional information. Please note, being a SARA institution does not authorize out-of-state institutions to recommend candidates to the MDE for educator licensure.
Individuals who complete out-of-state programs, approved for certification or endorsement in another state, may be eligible to obtain a Michigan educator credential based on completion of that program. Upon completion of an out-of-state program, candidates will need to complete an application in the Michigan Online Educator Certification System and submit the appropriate fee in order to be evaluated. Out-of-state program providers should advise candidates who choose to follow this route about certification requirements and program reciprocity in other states.
