Michigan Public Schools saw a significant raising of the bar for graduation standards in 2006. Governor Jennifer M. Granholm signed the Michigan Merit Curriculum into law after a team of educational and community leaders created recommendations for stricter and more comprehensive graduation standards. The new graduation requirements began with last years eighth grade classes in the Michigan Schools, and received broad support from the educational community.
Spring of 2007 marked the last time that juniors in the Michigan Schools were required to take the Michigan Educational Assessment Plan (MEAP) used in Michigans system of school rankings. Instead, Michigan Schools will now administer the Michigan Merit Exam (MME). One benefit of the new exam is that it will provide the students with the ACT test scores required for college admission, and therefore save families the cost and time of that additional test.
Michigan Schools See a Need for Change
According a Time Magazine article in December of 2006, the fall of the automobile industry was a major factor in prompting the Michigan Schools to make changes. The loss of jobs for non-graduates in that industry...
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