ACADEMICS / ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION RESOURCES

The public education system is supplemented by a wide variety of private schools, both independent and parochial. For more information on non-public educational options, contact the Department of Non-Public Schools and Home Schooling:

Michigan Department of Education
Non-Public Schools & Home Schooling
P.O. Box 3008
Lansing, MI 517-373-0796
https://www.michigan.gov/mde

American Association of Christian Schools
Chattanooga, TN
423-629-4280
https://www.aacs.org/

Michigan Lutheran Schools
Ann Arbor, MI 888-225-2111
https://michigandistrict.org/

National Association of Independent Schools
Washington, DC 202-973-9700
https://www.nais.org/

Roman Catholic Schools
Archdiocese of Detroit
Detroit, MI 313-237-5800
https://www.aod.org/

Roman Catholic Schools
Diocese of Lansing
Lansing, MI 517-342-2483
https://dioceseoflansing.org/

Home Schooling
Some parents are interested in schooling their children at home. The following resources may be helpful in the decision-making process as well as the implementation of a home-school program:

Michigan Department of Education
Non-Public Schools & Home Schooling
P.O. Box 3008
Lansing, MI 517-373-0796
https://www.michigan.gov/mde

Alternative Education Resources
Roslyn Heights, NY 800-769-4171
www.educationrevolution.org

American Homeschool Association
http://americanhomeschoolassociation.blogspot.com/

National Home Education Network
Austin, TX 512-463-9704
https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/accountability/academic-accountability/performance-reporting/texas-performance-reporting-system

National Home Education Research Institute
Salem, OR 503-364-1490
https://www.nheri.org/