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Michigan

Michigan is one of three sites in the study. The state has 33 institutions that certify elementary teachers, with approximately 4600 students obtaining certification each year. The schools are:

School
# Certified 2004-5
Eastern Michigan University
551
Western Michigan University
536
Grand Valley State University
482
Wayne State University
437
Central Michigan University
351
Michigan State University
331
Oakland University
319
Saginaw Valley State Univ.
253
Univ. of Michigan - Flint
209
Spring Arbor University
134
Aquinas College
124
Univ. of Michigan - Dearborn
121
Northern Michigan University
109
Univ. of Michigan - Ann Arbor
102
Calvin College
101
Hope College
83
Madonna University
81
Marygrove College
51
Cornerstone University
45
Olivet College
40
Lake Superior State University
39
Ferris State University
37
Siena Heights University
31
University of Detroit Mercy
23
Adrian College
21
Concordia University
15
Finlandia
15
Albion College
14
Alma College
10
Andrews University
*
Baker
*
Hillsdale College
*
Rochester
*

* Fewer than 10

Michigan requires either a subject area major and minor; or three minors for elementary certification. The state gives its own tests for certification, the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification, MTTC. Candidates for elementary certificates must pass the Basic Skills Test and the Elementary-Level Education MTTC. Those being endorsed for grades 6-8 must also pass the appropriate subject area test(s).

NAEP Scores

The NAEP State Profiles for Michigan indicate that the state has mathematics scores that are about average for the nation at both 4th and 8th grade assessments. There were no significant changes in Michigan scores overall or within racial and ethinic categories over the 2003 tests. In 2005, the percent proficient on the 4th grade mathematics test in Michigan was 38; for eighth grade, the proficient was 29. By contrast, the proficiency rates on the state's 2005 MEAP (MIchigan Educational Assessment Program) test were 73% for 4th graders and 62% for eighth graders.

Quality Counts 2006 Report

In the Quality Counts 2006 study, Michigan rates high in standards and accountability, but low in efforts to improve teacher quality. In fact, on the teacher quality scale, it ranked almost at the bottom, 48th in the nation. Michigans' "grades" on the four scales included in Quality Counts are:

  • Standards and accountability: B
  • Efforts to improve teacher quality: D
  • School climate: C-
  • Resource equity: C-

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0447611, with additional support from the College of Education at Michigan State University and the Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics (CPTM) at the University of Michigan

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