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Michigan Update

Michigan Legislation on Public School Academies

Michigan passed Public Act 363 late in 1993 that allows the creation of Public School Academies - Michigan's version of the Charter School concept. According to the legislation, "A public school academy is a body corporate and is a governmental agency." The Governor strongly supports the concept.

The following are major features of Michigan Public School Academies:

1. Any individual or organization (except a religious group), such as governing boards of any local school district, intermediate school district, community college governing board, or the governing board of a public state university, may propose and be authorized to run a public school academy.

2. No numerical limit is placed upon the number of public school academies established.

Posted on March 3, 1995

URL: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/go/94-2mi.htm