Migrant education

The Michigan Department of Education received a Formula Grant award of $5.51 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Migrant Education State Grant Program (CFDA 84.011), effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports comprehensive educational services designed to ensure that children of migratory agricultural workers and fishers have equitable access to challenging state academic content and performance standards. The program funds supplemental instruction, academic support, English language development, school readiness programs, and career and technical education initiatives delivered at the state and local levels.

The Michigan Department of Education, as the State Educational Agency (SEA), distributes these funds to multiple sub-grantees including local school districts and educational service providers throughout Michigan, such as Hart Public Schools, Eau Claire Public Schools, Bangor Public School District, Belding Area Schools, Shelby Public Schools, South Haven Public Schools, Dowagiac Union School District, and Van Buren Intermediate School District. These sub-awardees utilize funding to identify and address the unique educational needs of migratory children, including preschool-age children and those who have dropped out of school, while promoting interstate and intrastate coordination of services and ensuring educational continuity through timely transfer of school records.