socioeconomic disparities

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Alumni impact: The people behind the numbers

Oct 7, 2026

Samuel Owusu (MPP '25) helps Michigan strengthen early childhood data systems so leaders can see if public investments are reaching the children and families they are designed to serve In a transitional kindergarten classroom, a teacher may see a ...

Alumni impact: The people behind the numbers

News

"Class sizes in Michigan, the quiet crisis," new research by Education Policy Initiative

Sep 21, 2016

New research from the Education Policy Initiative at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy found that many Michigan K-12 students experience very large core classes—with 40 or more students—but that some students are at greater ri...

"Class sizes in Michigan, the quiet crisis," new research by Education Policy Initiative

News

Susan Dynarski in NYT, “Why American schools are even more unequal than we thought”

Aug 16, 2016

Susan Dynarski, writing for The New York Times, explains “Why American schools are even more unequal than we thought.” In the piece, Dynarski describes a new measure of economic hardship—one that reveals an even more troubling picture of the achievem...

Susan Dynarski on Michigan Radio's "Stateside": Ways to fix America’s student loan mess

EPI Working papers

Can Technology Help Promote Equality of Educational Opportunities?

October 1, 2016

Brian Jacob, Dan Berger, Cassandra Hart, Susanna Loeb

This chapter assesses the potential for several prominent technological innovations to promote equality of educational opportunities. We review the history of technological innovations in education and describe several prominent innovations, includin...

Two students collaborating on a computer assignment

EPI Working papers

Marginal Pricing and Student Investment in Higher Education

December 1, 2014

Steven Hemelt, Kevin Stange

This paper examines the effect of marginal price on students’ educational investments using rich administrative data on students at Michigan public universities. Marginal price refers to the amount colleges charge for each additional credit taken in ...