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Governor:Rick Snyder
State Superintendent of Public Instruction:Michael Flanagan
Quality Counts state grade:C+
Pre-K-12 enrollment:1,584,768
Number of school districts:844
Number of public schools:3,877
Number of public school teachers:88,615
Unadjusted education spending per student:$10,447
Percent minority students:30.2%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:45.4%
Percent of students with disabilities:13.7%
Percent of English-language learners:3.6%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:34.8%
8th grade math:30.8%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:31.2%
8th grade reading:32.1%

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A multibill package would greatly expand the menu of open-enrollment-style options for parents and students.
September 20, 2011 - Education Week
Data released Friday frames persistently low-achieving schools in Michigan that could end up in a newly created statewide reform district if they don't show significant academic improvement in the next two years.
August 29, 2011 - McClatchy-Tribune
Under Gov. Rick Snyder's plan, the state’s lowest-performing schools would be managed by the new "Education Achievement System" for five years, starting with Detroit.
June 20, 2011 - Education Week
Gov. Rick Snyder will create a new authority to run several failing Detroit Public Schools.
June 20, 2011 - McClatchy-Tribune
Detroit proposes to turn over 41 low-performing schools to charter operators, joining a growing list of districts embracing that strategy.
March 21, 2011 - Education Week
A statewide study in Michigan finds markedly higher turnover rates among teachers who start work after the school year begins.
March 15, 2011 - Education Week
A Detroit school has put "differentiated instruction" into operation to help especially those at risk of falling further behind.
January 18, 2011 - Education Week
School leaders devised ways to provide oversight without being too prescriptive about individual school teams' activities.
November 10, 2010 - Education Week

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