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Michigan Department of Education Awarded $400,000 Grant for Preschool Student Data System
MLive.com (08/06/13) Smith, BrianA $400,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will help the Michigan Department of Education develop a preschool student data system, which will enable real-time data sharing among state agencies to monitor student progress from pre-K through graduation and encourage participation in health and development programs, among other things. The money will be put toward developing an oversight committee, conducting a feasibility study, and creating a five-year strategic plan. According to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Flanagan, "We need to be able to follow and measure the successes, and opportunities, of quality early childhood learning. This generous grant from the Kellogg Foundation will help get us to the starting line."
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