Driving Permit Requirements for the state of Michigan?

Question

What are the requirements for obtaining a driving permit in the state of Michigan?

i.e. age, education etc.

Answer 1

It's a pretty long list of requirements, that vary for those under age 18 vs. over 18. This site should give you all the information you need:
http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1627_8669_9044---,00.html

Answer 2

You can also check out this site: http://www.dmv.org/mi-michigan/apply-license.php#The_Graduated_Driver_License. It has information on all steps of the graduated license process, more broken down into plain English.