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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Section 35a(5) of the FY 25 State School Aid Act provides $19,900,000 to districts for additional instructional time to pupils in grades pre-K to 5 who have been identified as needing additional supports and interventions in order to be reading at grade level by the end of grade 3.
The Section 35a(5) grant was not included in the FY 2026 State School Aid Act.
The Section 35a(5) Additional Instructional Time grant was not funded for FY 26.
Section 35a(9) states that districts or intermediate school districts who expend any funding received under 35a(5) for professional learning must choose from a department-approved list. Please see the approved list below.
Please direct all inquiries to MDE-EarlyLiteracy@michigan.gov.
