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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
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Hausman, Michelmore, and Pilkauskas promoted to full professors

May 22, 2026
On May 21, the Regents of the University of Michigan approved promotions for Catherine Hausman, Katherine Michelmore, and Natasha Pilkauskas. All three were promoted to professor of public policy, with tenure, at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public P...
Hausman, Michelmore, and Pilkauskas promoted to full professors
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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"
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Weiland explains the benefits of kindergarten

Feb 26, 2026 EdSurge
"Any time a group of kids are being underserved, it's not good for the kid or family," Christina Weiland, a professor of education and public policy at the University of Michigan, says.
Kindergarten explains the benefits of kindergarten
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Charter schools are becoming more popular - Cohodes

Feb 22, 2026 Fort Worth Star-Telegram
A unique coalition has historically supported charter schools, Cohodes said: Republicans who back school choice efforts and Democrats largely from urban areas who argue schools have failed to support students of color and those from low-income famili...
Charter schools are becoming more popular - Cohodes
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Ford School faculty among the nation's top education scholars

Jan 8, 2026
Professors Sarah Cohodes, Brian Jacob, and Christina Weiland are ranked among the top 200 university-based scholars in the U.S. who had the biggest impact on educational practice and policy last year. This is according to Education Week's 2026 RHSU E...
Ford School faculty among the nation's top education scholars
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?
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Weiland fears for communities in WV facing school consolidations

Nov 30, 2025
For the Ford School's Christina Weiland, an announcement about school consolidation in West Virginia was personal. The Roane County Board of Education voted 4-1 in favor of consolidating schools that Weiland attended, Geary Elementary and Middle Scho...
Weiland fears for communities in WV facing school consolidations
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What is the secret to better reading outcomes?

May 26, 2025 Education Week
As states have struggled for decades to improve 3rd grade literacy on a large scale, many have enacted policies to hold struggling readers back a year. Education Week recently highlighted Christina Weiland and Brian Jacob's evaluation of Michigan’s “...
What is the secret to better reading outcomes?
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New gift to support early childhood education policy research

May 14, 2025
The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan will establish the Martha Darling and Gilbert Omenn Research Fund for Early Childhood Education with a generous $500,000 commitment from Martha A. Darling and Gilbert S. Omenn. ...
New gift to support early childhood education policy research
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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