Our EPI Spring Newsletter is packed with exciting research news and updates from our community. From new projects and recent publications to events and upcoming opportunities, this issue showcases the incredible work happening at the Education Policy Initiative.
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@weilanch.bsky.social's latest work highlights how schools effectively implement high-quality early-learning curricula. 🍎 ✏️
Read a Q&A about the study here: https://myumi.ch/VVp5j
February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month — a time to celebrate the impact of CTE on students and the workforce.
Explore CTE data from the Michigan Education Data Center, including enrollment, performance indicators, follow-up surveys, and more. medc.miedresearch.org/datasets?f%5...
🚨 New working paper on chronic absenteeism from IES Predoctoral Fellow Tiffany Wu and co-authors, Professor Christina Weiland and EPI Data Analyst, Thomas Staines!
Read the paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1380
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. 🎉 💙
Learn more: https://myumi.ch/G2N5E
📣 EPI is hiring a full-time Research Coordinator!
We’re excited to announce an opening for a Research Coordinator to join our team! If you’re interested in contributing to meaningful research and working with a dedicated team, we’d love to hear from you.
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🚨 Data Completeness Report now available! 🚨
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📊 See the % of non-missing values for each variable by academic year
🔍 Click variable names or school years to explore interactive visualizations
⏰ Next application deadline: January 30, 2026
Our Winter Newsletter just dropped! ❄️
Check it out ➜ mailchi.mp/2881ff617078...
Michigan Education Research Institute applications due 11/28. This cycle includes the addition of Career & Technical Education (CTE) data:
🔹 Program & Course Enrollment
🔹 Core Performance Indicators
🔹 Follow-Up Survey
🔹 Work-Based Learning Experiences
More info: medc.miedresearch.org/application
This release is especially noteworthy with the addition of new Career & Technical Education (CTE) data, including:
🔹 CTE Program Enrollment
🔹 CTE Course Enrollment
🔹 CTE Core Performance Indicators
🔹 Follow-Up Survey Data
🔹 Work-Based Learning Experiences
Tomorrow on the final day of #APPAM25, the EPI Community has 3 presentations:
8:30 AM Professor Kevin Stange on the role of a liberal arts education
8:30 AM Professor Natasha Pilkauskas on SNAP emergency allotments
10:15 AM EPI alum Brittany Vasquez on how subsidized meals affect student outcomes
📣 Today at #APPAM2025, catch IES Predoctoral Fellow Micah Baum presenting research on how faculty may affect students’ political beliefs.
🕞 3:30 PM PT — don’t miss it!
Coming up at #APPAM2025: Professor Brian Jacob discusses how CTE impacts education and labor market outcomes — 3:30 PM PT!
EPI Alum Elizabeth Burland presents research on take-up of financial aid programs at #APPAM2025 this afternoon at 3:30 pm PT. This research was conducted in collaboration with several EPI team members and aims to improve access to higher education.
This afternoon at #APPAM2025 → Professor Katherine Michelmore joins a roundtable on tax credits & child poverty.
Don’t miss it — 1:45pm PT!
⏰ Today @ 8:30 am PT:
IES Predoctoral Fellow, Alvin Christian, presents the first nationwide, causal analysis of the introduction of PPO legislation in the United States and its effects on violence, labor market outcomes, and family dynamics.
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EPI will be well-represented at this week's Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management conference in Seattle.
We're proud to showcase the impactful research of our faculty and predoctoral fellows.
📅 Check here to see when and where EPI researchers will be presenting tinyurl.com/mrrs7cjb
📝Brian Jacob and an incredible team of researchers released their analysis of the MI Reconnect Program that provides for free community college for Michiganders 25+ without a college degree. youthpolicylab.umich.edu/research/rep...
🚨Career and Technical Education Data Now Available🚨
Ready to dive into Michigan’s education data? Our next due date is November 28, 2025.
Review this page for a quick guide on our application process and a link to get started: medc.miedresearch.org/application
Real Impact!! MEDC empowers researchers to make a difference in MI schools and beyond.
From improving PreK-12 instruction to reducing the impact of high-risk factors, researchers are shaping the future of education one dataset at a time.
Want to take part? See: medc.miedresearch.org/datasets
Calling all researchers! The Michigan Education Data Center (MEDC), a secure data clearinghouse, is here to help you unlock the potential of education data. Explore our website to learn how you can improve student outcomes across Michigan!
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We appreciate the continued partnership and the chance to work together on such meaningful early childhood research!
New working paper from EPI researchers!
The Fall Edition of the EPI Newsletter is here! mailchi.mp/umich.edu/ed...
Stay up to date with the latest in education policy research, events, & publications.
In this issue, you'll find:
📚 Research shaping education policy
📝 Publications and news
🤝 Research partnership updates
