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MDE outlines foster-care education changes, shares youth testimony and new state responsibilities under recent laws
Summary
Michigan Department of Education officials briefed the State Board on foster-care education work, new statutory duties under three 2024 public acts, a youth-voice initiative, and implementation steps including reviews of child-caring institutions and a new CCWIS data warehouse.
Michigan Department of Education officials told the State Board of Education on Feb. 11 that recent state laws and collaborative work with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services have expanded requirements and supports for youth in foster care, and that listening sessions with youth have informed new guidance.
Presenters said three bills enacted in 2024 — developed with Representative Stephanie Young’s office and described in the presentation as House bills advanced into Public Acts — create new duties. Staff described the most significant changes as requirements for comprehensive transition planning, school-enrollment timelines, guaranteed extracurricular access and a requirement that child caring institutions (CCIs) prioritize students’ access to the Michigan Merit curriculum so youth in CCIs can earn high school credits that transfer when they change placement.
MDE officials said Public Act…
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