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 Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has developed a web page that will host MDE's key definitions. These definitions are "key" to having a common understanding of terminology used and found in our State ESSA Plan and that are referenced in multiple MDE initiatives including the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), The Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) Process, to name a few.
This web page has been designed for easy access to these definitions. Our goal at the MDE is to model consistency and accessibility. To further clarify meaning, some definitions are accompanied by visual representation. Stakeholders are encouraged to refer to the definitions and to adopt and/or align them at the local level.
