Twenty-eight of Michigan’s lowest achieving schools have been awarded federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds to help them increase student achievement, the Michigan Department of Education recently announced.
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The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is looking for community sponsors to run afterschool snack and supper programs for at-risk children. This federal program provides free meals to students while they are engaged in positive afterschool programs.
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Ninety-two schools identified by state law as the Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools will be required to develop Redesign Plans approved by the newly-formed State School Reform/Redesign Office in the Michigan Department of Education, or risk being placed in a statewide School Reform District.
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The Michigan Department of Education has announced the household income guidelines established by the U. S. Department of Agriculture for free and reduced price meals and free milk through the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Special Milk, and Child and Adult Care Food Programs.
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Eighty-six percent of Michigan's K-12 public school buildings and 95 percent of school districts in Michigan made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) this past school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
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Jacquelyn J. Thompson, the Director of the Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services (OSE-EIS) at the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), retires today, July 30, 2010.
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Michigan is committed to implementing the rigorous education reforms signed into law earlier this year despite not being named a finalist in the second round of the federal Race to the Top initiative.
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The rigorous state high school graduation requirements signed into state law four years ago are paying off with higher test scores, the Michigan Department of Education reported today.
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