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Michigan Education Data CenterA robust clearinghouse for the state of Michigan's PK-12 student post-secondary, and early childhood data for researchers. See below for more details on MEDC.
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Rigorous TrainingUM's EPI was recently awarded $4.6 million dollar grant to train doctoral fellows in causal inference methods. Join the EPI team as a predoctoral or postdoctoral fellow and become an expert in education policy research.
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Informing Education PolicyWe engage with policymakers and key legislative agencies to identify pertinent education policy questions, conduct rigorous research, and communicate research findings.Photo credit: William Atkins / The George Washington University
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Dissemination and OutreachLectures by leading scholars, full-day conferences, work-in-progress seminar series focused on the ultimate goal of improved educational outcomes. -
Outreach & Engagement:Public Engagement and Events. See below for a video recording of our recent "Bringing the Actual Science of Reading to Policy and Practice" event.
Informing Policy
ICYMI: Bringing the Actual Science of Reading to Policy and Practice
During a recent EPI virtual panel event, four experts in early literacy discuss what the science of reading can mean for students, teachers, and in classrooms.
Expanding Evaluation
ICYMI: Early Education for Refugee Children Affected by Humanitarian Crisis
EPI recently hosted a talk by NYU's Dr. Hirokazu Yoshikawa, an expert in early childhood education. His recent work evaluates early childhood education programming for refugee children from Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Bangladesh.
In the News
Default options are key to student loan repayment
Susan Dynarski’s recent research, “Designed to fail: Effects of the default option and information complexity on student loan repayment,” shows the powerful effects of default options and how making an income driven repayment (IDR) plan the default or only option can help borrowers avoid student loan default. Read more here.
Examining Progress
Relevent Data
The Michigan Education Data Center is improving researcher access to data
In a recent presentation for the MIDAS Data for Public Good Symposium, EPI staff discuss ways that they are bringing a researchers lens to their stewardship of MEDC data. Click here to find the recorded presentation.
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