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"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...

News

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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Mussadiq looks at northern Michigan school enrollment trends

Oct 19, 2022

Northern Michigan has continually seen a decline in school-aged children. But, during the pandemic, that trend became more prominent. Tareena Mussadiq, Institute of Education Sciences postdoctoral fellow with the Education Policy Initiative, broke do...

Mussadiq looks at northern Michigan school enrollment trends

Publication

Investment in public schools reduces contact with criminal justice system - EPI working paper

May 10, 2022

Increased investment in public schools pays off through reductions in adult crime, a new Education Policy Initiative brief shows. The working paper, “Public School Funding, School Quality, and Adult Crime,” authored by E. Jason Baron, Joshua Hyman, a...

School funding and crime report highlighted

In the Media

Stange comments on decreased enrollment rates

Mar 14, 2022 Bridge Michigan

Public school districts saw a drop in enrollment during the pandemic, with parents moving their students to private schools with COVID-19 rules parents were happier with. Enrollment rates are staying steady, a sign that those parents have decided to ...

Higher education responds to changing labor markets

In the Media

Jacob weighs in on chronic absenteeism

Feb 27, 2022 Chillicothe Gazette

Across the country, schools are struggling with chronic absenteeism. Brian Jacob, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy, weighed in on the issue. "Even before we figure out if we should improve the curriculum, at the basic level you jus...

In the Media

Public school pandemic choices have long-term funding implications, says Stange

Oct 5, 2021 The Detroit News

With school districts divided over whether to mandate masks for students or have in-person classes, parents are forced to make tough decisions. Some are pulling their students from public schools, a decision that Kevin Stange, associate professor of ...

News

The School Year Really Ended in March

May 13, 2020 "The School Year Really Ended in March" article

“Abrupt closings have stalled the learning of millions of students. U.S. education needs a rescue, an economist says, and it won’t be cheap.” (read more)

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Jacob testifies in Atlanta Public Schools cheating trial, cites figure ‘288 septillion’

Feb 10, 2015

Brian Jacob was called to testify last week as a witness for the prosecution in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating trial, in which prosecutors allege a dozen educators engaged in a “widespread, cleverly disguised” conspiracy to improve their student...

In Brookings, Jacob argues for greater support systems for community college students

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Advanced course options in Michigan public high schools

Feb 3, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Sarah Cannon, Education Policy Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow

EPI Policy briefs

The Pandemic's Effect on Demand for Public Schools, Homeschooling, and Private Schools

September 1, 2021

Tareena Musaddiq, Kevin Stange, Andrew Bacher-Hicks, Joshua Goodman

The COVID-19 pandemic drastically disrupted the functioning of U.S. public schools, potentially changing the relative appeal of alternatives such as homeschooling and private schools. Using student-level administrative data from Michigan and national...

Teacher and students in class wearing masks

EPI Working papers

Cheaper by the Dozen: Using Sibling Discounts at Catholic Schools to Estimate the Price Elasticity of Private School Attendance

October 1, 2009

Susan Dynarski, Jonathan Gruber, Danielle Li

The effect of vouchers on sorting between private and public schools depends upon the price elasticity of demand for private schooling. Estimating this elasticity is empirically challenging because prices and quantities are jointly determined in the ...

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.

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