The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) will allow its common math assessments to be translated into Spanish and other languages needed by member states.
A $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.
Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Flanagan has proposed a hybrid system of county-wide school districts to help struggling local districts.