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Evaluation of Michigan's Comprehensive State Literacy Development Grant

September 2020

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Brian Jacob, Nicole Wagner Lam, Jasmina Camo-Biogradlija

The Michigan Department of Education is using the federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant to support literacy development in five districts in the state. Over the course of the five-year, $16 million grant, districts and statewide partners will work to advance literacy skills for children from birth through grade 12. The five districts awarded funding are: Benton Harbor Area Schools Detroit Public Schools Community District Flint Community Schools Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System Pontiac School District The goal of the grant funding is to...

Michigan Comprehensive State Literacy Grant Funding Locations

Lead in the water: What are the educational impacts on Flint students?

Nov 30, 2022 1:24:32

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, Superintendent Kevelin Jones and Dr. Sam Trejo discuss the academic impacts of the Flint Water Crisis 7-8 years later, and the big picture implications for young people in the community.

Our Research Centers: Youth Policy Lab/Education Policy Initiative

Mar 27, 2020 1:02:17

Join faculty leaders from the Youth Policy Lab and the Education Policy Initiative for an in-depth look on how students can engage in youth and education policy during their time at the Ford School—ending with an interactive Q&A.

Failure Factories: When Education Policies Desert Our Children panel

Feb 1, 2017 1:23:49

Lisa Gartner, Michael LaForgia, and Nathaniel Lash discuss "Failure Factories" - their Tampa Bay Times investigation of what happened after the Pinellas County School Board abandoned integration. February, 2017.

Future of education in Detroit: A panel discussion

Oct 23, 2014 1:19:42

Over the last decade, K-12 education in Detroit has undergone unprecedented change with the establishment of the Education Achievement Authority in 2012, the surge of charter school enrollment, and the influence

Brian Jacob: Early Impacts of the MMC

Apr 25, 2013 1:00:42

Brian Jacob discusses the early impacts of the Michigan Merit Curriculum and how it has affected high school graduation.

Does size matter? The role of small high schools in reforming public education panel

Jan 31, 2011 1:24:19

Howard S. Bloom, Brian Jacob, Johnathon Matthews, and Michael F. Tenbusch discuss the new results of the NYC study as well as the ongoing efforts among the small school community in the Detroit area. January, 2011.

Education policy in the next Michigan: What the think tanks think

Sep 29, 2010 1:30:50

John Bebow of the Center for Michigan, Lynn Jondahl of the Michigan Prospect, Michael Van Beek of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and Chuck Wilbur discuss Michigan educational policy in the wake of the 2010 elections and beyond.

Robert Pianta: Improving impacts of classrooms

Nov 19, 2008 1:17:02

Robert Pianta discusses how to improve school and classroom experiences through teachers' professional development in his talk titled "Improving Impacts of Classrooms: Professional Development and Classroom Observation." November, 2008.

The role of the private sector in K-12 public education panel

Mar 18, 2008 1:23:57

Panelists Michael Flanagan, Frederick Hess, JD Hoye, Sanford I. Weill, Deborah Loewenberg Ball and moderator Brian Jacob discuss the role that the private sector can play in public education. March, 2008.