DETROIT (AP) -- An aide to Rick Snyder says Michigan's governor is proposing tougher education requirements new Michigan teachers must meet before they can serve in the classroom.

The Republican governor will announce the proposal Wednesday morning in an address on improving education from preschool through college at the United Way for Southeastern Michigan office in Detroit.

Snyder Senior Advisor Bill Rustem tells The Associated Press the state is producing more teachers than Michigan needs and can afford to raise standards.

Under Snyder's proposal, education majors would have to pass basic skills and subject matter tests before they do their student teaching.  Now, they can take the tests after they student teach.

Rustem says the governor also wants Michigan universities that offer teaching degrees to require more instruction and student teaching time.

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