Michael E. Ward is an American politician who served as North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1996 to 2004.

After being named North Carolina's 'Superintendent of the Year' in 1994, Ward was elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1996.

In August 2004, Ward stepped down from his position prematurely to join his wife, Hope Morgan Ward, who had accepted a position as a Methodist bishop in Mississippi.

Patricia N. Willoughby was appointed to fill the position for the remainder of Ward's term.

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