Twenty-eight of Michigan’s lowest achieving schools have been awarded federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds to help them increase student achievement, the Michigan Department of Education recently announced.

The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is looking for community sponsors to run afterschool snack and supper programs for at-risk children. This federal program provides free meals to students while they are engaged in positive afterschool programs.

Ninety-two schools identified by state law as the Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools will be required to develop Redesign Plans approved by the newly-formed State School Reform/Redesign Office in the Michigan Department of Education, or risk being placed in a statewide School Reform District.