The "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" examines what is arguably the single most powerful authority over the teaching profession: state government. This Michigan edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the first of what will be an annual look at the status of state policies impacting the teaching profession. It is hoped that this report will help focus attention on areas where state policymakers could make improvements to benefit both students and teachers. This policy evaluation is broken down into six areas that include a total of 27 goals. Broadly, these goals examine the impact of state policy on the preparation, certification, licensure, compensation and effectiveness of teachers across the elementary, secondary and special education spectra. Michigan's progress toward meeting these goals is summarized. Overall, Michigan has done a good job in meeting some of NCTQ's goals, but there is significant room for improvement in several areas. Michigan completely missed seven goals, met a small portion of seven, partially met eight, nearly met three and fully met two. Michigan's best performances are in Area 1, "Meeting NCLB Teacher Quality Objectives," and Area 2, "Teacher Licensure," though it still has room for improvement. The state has a considerable amount of work to do in order to meet the goals in the remaining areas. Michigan's secondary special education preparation requirements are better than those found in most other states, and are likely to ensure that secondary special education teacher candidates will be highly qualified in at least one core academic area. The state, however, needs to do more to ensure that elementary special education teachers will be trained in subject matter relevant to the PK-6 classroom. The state could further improve its special education preparation by clearly articulating the professional knowledge needed by the special education teacher; these standards are especially weak in Michigan. The body of the report provides a more detailed breakdown of the state's strengths and weaknesses in each area. Detailed rationale and "Food for Thought" for each area and corresponding goal are appended. (Contains 72 figures.) [Additional funding for this first edition of the "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" was provided by the Achelis Foundation, Bodman Foundation, Daniel's Fund, Fisher Family Foundation, Gleason Foundation, and The Teaching Commission. This state report is part of NCTQ's State Teacher Policy Yearbook series. For the national summary, see ED506661.]