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Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential

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Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential

MiLEAP ensures every Michigander has a path to prosperity by providing education opportunities from birth to postsecondary with a focus on preparing Michigan’s youngest leaners for kindergarten and helping more people earn a credential leading to a good paying job.

MiLEAP is putting our resources to work, both inside and outside the classroom in collaboration with leaders at the local, regional and state level to achieve our strategic goals.

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Our Focus

Early Education

Ensuring that all young children meet their developmental milestones and enter kindergarten with the tools and ability to succeed in school.

Higher Education

Ensuring that every Michigander has the skill certificate or degree they need to prosper, and help employers hire the talent they need to succeed.

Education Partnerships

Building and sustaining partnerships that enhance educational opportunities and outcomes throughout the state from preschool through postsecondary education.

Initiative Highlights

PreK For All

Community College Guarantee

MI Tri-Share Child Care

Michigan Achievement Scholarship

Michigan Reconnect

Every Child Reads

Latest News

MiLEAP and MDE Release "Every Child Reads Next Steps Forward"

March 04, 2026

MiLEAP and GOISD Announce Statewide Participation in $16 Million Early Childhood Educator Wage Initiative

March 03, 2026

MiLEAP and The Kresge Foundation Partner to Support Early Childhood Educators Through Neighborhood-Based Pilot

February 27, 2026

$450K Investment Expands High-Quality Home-Based Child Care for Michigan Families

February 20, 2026

67 School Districts Across Michigan Receive $10 million to Implement Universal FAFSA

February 18, 2026

MiLEAP Director Applauds Commitment to Literacy, Lifelong Education in Gov. Whitmer’s Budget

February 13, 2026
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