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Jacob: Standardized tests gave clear targets for math achievement

Jun 10, 2026 The Washington Post
The 2000s were defined by high-stakes standardized testing, rigid teacher evaluations and other federal accountability standards that researchers say had positive effects on math achievement. "By no means were these policies perfect or even sufficien...
Jacob: Standardized tests gave clear targets for math achievement
In the Media

Jacob: "No Child Left Behind" did improve test scores

May 16, 2026 The New York Times
The law, though, was deeply unpopular with many educators and parents. Critics said it put an outsize focus on testing, pushing schools to teach to the test and spend less time on other important subjects, like the arts or social studies. In 2015, Co...
Jacob: "No Child Left Behind" did improve test scores
State & Hill

"This research is not partisan"

May 7, 2026
With federal education data fading, Michigan's democratized approach empowers researchers and policymakers to drive evidence-based improvements in educationWhat are the long-term returns on public schooling? Does transitional kindergarten lead to bet...
"This research is not partisan"
In the Media

Jacob comments on competing screen policies for students

Jan 28, 2026 EdSurge
Brian Jacob, the co-director of University of Michigan's Youth Policy Lab, believes the two initiatives can co-exist, as they address two separate ideas. One expresses enthusiasm for applying AI for educational purposes, while the other centers fear ...
Jacob comments on competing screen policies for students
State & Hill

How do you ensure every child gets a strong start?

Dec 8, 2025
Weiland's policy-driven research brings proven results to classrooms across the U.S.In the rural West Virginia holler where Professor Christina Weiland grew up, the nearest child care center was at least 45 minutes away. So, until she was old enough ...
How do you ensure every child gets a strong start?
In the Media

No easy answer to tech use in classrooms - Jacob

Jan 22, 2025 The Wall Street Journal
"I just don’t think we know yet" says Brian Jacob, Ford School professor, on the effectiveness of technology use in classrooms. As screen time has increased in classrooms research still shows mixed results on student learning.
No easy answer to tech use in classrooms - Jacob
In the Media

Jacob's study on teacher loan forgiveness cited in Chalkbeat

Aug 1, 2023 Chalkbeat
Brian Jacob, Chalkbeat: “The program has really good intentions,” said Brian Jacob, a professor at the University of Michigan and coauthor of the study. But, ultimately, “it’s not effective as it’s currently structured.” “The teachers in schools wh...
Jacob's study on teacher loan forgiveness cited in Chalkbeat
News

MEDC shares its knowledge in a data-hungry world

Jul 31, 2023
Education researchers across the country are always in search of more data. They all have access to resources like the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC), but each state has different models of collaboration and data sharing. A recent example in Co...
MEDC shares its knowledge in a data-hungry world
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Jacob explores barriers to Teacher Loan Forgiveness program

Jul 10, 2023
The Biden Administration is preparing a new set of student loan debt-relief measures in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of its previous, ambitious plan, which would have eliminated between $10,000 and $20,000 per student. A number of s...
Jacob's study on teacher loan forgiveness cited in Chalkbeat
In the Media

Jacob on grade retention debate

Jun 20, 2023 Chalbeat
Brian Jacob, Chalkbeat: Brian Jacob, a professor at University of Michigan, has studied retention for many years, but he still is ambivalent about the policy. “I do really come out kind of in the middle,” he said. Maybe students themselves make mor...
Jacob's study on teacher loan forgiveness cited in Chalkbeat
State & Hill

COVID-19 and education: A tough time for all

Dec 19, 2022
Ford School education researchers look for answers By Shaun Manning From early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally altered public education in the United States. Many schools introduced remote learning for at least part of the 2020-2021 year...
COVID-19 and education: A tough time for all
State & Hill

Education policy at the Ford School

Dec 19, 2022
Interdisciplinary, rigorous, and committed to real world impact and to mentoring: the Ford School has one of the strongest education policy programs in the country.  How did we get there? S&H asked the scholar at the front of the class, economist B...
Jacob's study on teacher loan forgiveness cited in Chalkbeat
News

Online learning out of reach for millions of students

May 1, 2020
UNESCO, the United Nations’ education agency, released data on April 21 revealing that half of all children currently out of school due to stay-at-home orders do not have access to a computer, and forty percent do not have access to the internet. Glo...
Jacob weighs in on chronic absenteeism
News

Report finds gaps in access to career, technical ed programs

Feb 5, 2020
A new University of Michigan report detailing access to career and technical education programs in Michigan has found that while CTE courses are popular among high school students, there’s a gap in access to them. CTE courses prepare students to ...
Report finds gaps in access to career, technical ed programs
Other reports

Understanding Michigan’s Reconnect Program Applicants

October 30, 2025
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Brian Jacob, Kevin Stange, Alex Bartik, Brad Hershbein, Bryan Stuart
The Michigan Reconnect Program was launched in 2021, providing free community college tuition to Michiganders who are 25 or older and who have not already earned a college degree. In this report, the authors summarize the characteristics of individua...
A young female checking information on a laptop.