Publications

Study Title	Principal Investigator (PI)	Papers and Reports
School Discipline for Students with Disabilities	Kaitlin Anderson, Lehigh University	Anderson, K. P. (2020). The Relationship Between Inclusion, Absenteeism, and Disciplinary Outcomes for Students With Disabilities. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 0162373720968558
Contextualized High School Performance and Student Success	Michael Bastedo, University of Michigan	Bastedo, M. N., Umbricht, M., Bausch, E., Byun, B.-K., & Bai, Y. (2023). Contextualized High School Performance: Evidence to Inform Equitable Holistic, Test-Optional, and Test-Free Admissions Policies. AERA Open, 9. How Well Do Contextualized Admissions Measures Predict College Success for Women, Minoritized, and Low-Income Students?” (with Mark Umbricht, Emma Bausch, Bo-Kyung Byun, and Yiping Bai). Article accepted to Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.
Cultivating a College-Going Culture: Evidence from the Kalamazoo Promise	Meredith Billings, University of Texas-Austin	Billings, M. S. (2020). The echo of a promise: The impact of state-designated Michigan promise zones. In L. Perna & E. Smith (Eds.), Improving Research-Based Knowledge of Promise Programs (pp. 173-197). American Education Research Association.
Research on Guided Pathways in the Humanities	Thomas Brock, Columbia University	Cho, Selena ; Bickerstaff, Susan ; Sparks, Daniel ; Schanker, Jenny. (2023). A Foundation and a Fire: Strengthening Humanities Education in Community Colleges. Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. Community College Research Center.
Unpacking Instructional Coaches in Michigan Educator Workforce: Professional Characteristics, Career Pathway, and Workforce Distribution	Yi-Chih Chiang, Michigan State University	Chiang, Y. C. (2025). Unpacking Instructional Coaches in Michigan Educator Workforce: Professional Characteristics, Career Pathway, Workforce Distribution, and Organizational Outcome (Doctoral dissertation, Michigan State University).
Michigan Education Governance Study Executive Report	Sarah Cohodes, University of Michigan	University of Michigan Youth Policy Lab Download the Michigan Education Governance Study Executive Report
Teacher Labor Markets	Joshua Cowen and Katharine Strunk, Michigan State University	Brunner, E., Cowen, J. M., Strunk, K. O., Drake, S. (2019). Teacher labor market responses to statewide reform: Evidence from Michigan. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 41(4), 403-425 Anderson, K. P. (2021). The Impact of Teacher Labor Market Reforms on Student Achievement: Evidence from Michigan. Education Finance and Policy., 1–43. Strunk, K. O., Cowen, J., Goldhaber, D., Marianno, B. D., Theobald, R., Kilbride, T. (2022). Public school teacher contracts and state-level reforms: assessing changes to collective bargaining restrictiveness across three states. American Educational Research Journal, 59(3), 538-573. Reports: Kilbride, T., Strunk, K. O., Rogers, S., Anderson, J., Turner, M. (2021). Michigan Teacher Shortage Study: Initial Report. Hopkins, B., Kilbride, T., Strunk, K. O. (2021). Trends in Michigan’s K-12 Public School Teaching Workforce.
The School Choice Policy Center: Improving Policy, Implementation, and Outcomes for Disadvantaged Students (REACH)	Joshua Cowen	Edwards, D.S.. Another One Rides the Bus: The Impact of School Transportation on Student Outcomes in Michigan. Education Finance and Policy.
Teacher Labor Markets	Joshua Cowen and Katharine Strunk, Michigan State University	Brunner, E., Cowen, J. M., Strunk, K. O., & Drake, S. (2019). Teacher labor market responses to statewide reform: Evidence from Michigan. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 41(4), 403-425 Anderson, K. P. (2021). Strunk, K. O., Cowen, J., Goldhaber, D., Marianno, B. D., Theobald, R., & Kilbride, T. (2022). Public school teacher contracts and state-level reforms: assessing changes to collective bargaining restrictiveness across three states. American Educational Research Journal, 59(3), 538-573. Reports: Kilbride, T., Strunk, K. O., Rogers, S., Anderson, J., & Turner, M. (2021). Michigan Teacher Shortage Study: Initial Report. Hopkins, B., Kilbride, T., & Strunk, K. O. (2021). Trends in Michigan's K-12 Public School Teaching Workforce.
Teacher Labor Markets	Joshua Cowen, Michigan State University	Edwards, D. S., & Anderson, K. P. (2023). Teacher Compensation in a Changing Labor Market: Evidence from Michigan 2005-2015. Journal of Education Finance, 49(1), 65-87. Drake, S., & Cowen, J. (2022). Deurbanization and the Struggle to Sustain a Black Teaching Corps: Evidence From Michigan. Educational Researcher, 51(1), 27-39 Drake, S., Auletto, A., & Cowen, J. M. (2019). Grading teachers: Race and gender differences in low evaluation ratings and teacher employment outcomes. American Educational Research Journal, 56(5), 1800-1833
The School Choice Policy Center: Improving Policy, Implementation, and Outcomes for Disadvantaged Students (REACH)	Joshua Cowen, Michigan State University	Edwards, D.S.. Another One Rides the Bus: The Impact of School Transportation on Student Outcomes in Michigan. Education Finance and Policy. Edwards, D. S., & Cowen, J. (2021). The Farther You Go, the Closer You Get: Understanding the Roles of Residential Mobility and Distance in Participation in Public School Choice. Technical Report. National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice. Anderson, K. P. (2022). School Choice and Competition for Teachers: Evidence from Michigan. Technical Report. National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice. Edwards, D. S., & Anderson, K. P. (2023). Teacher Compensation in a Changing Labor Market: Evidence from Michigan 2005-2015. Journal of Education Finance, 49(1), 65-87.
Increasing College Opportunities for Low-Income Students	Susan Dynarski, Harvard University and Katherine Michelmore, University of Michigan	Dynarski, S., Libassi, C. J., Michelmore, K., & Owen, S. (2021). Closing the gap: The effect of reducing complexity and uncertainty in college pricing on the choices of low-income students. American Economic Review, 111(6), 1721-56. Burland, E., Dynarski, S., Michelmore, K., Owen, S., & Raghuraman, S. (2022). The Power of Certainty: Experimental Evidence on the Effective Design of Free Tuition Programs (No. w29864). National Bureau of Economic Research. Reports: Camo-Biogradlija, J., Dynarski, S., Michelmore, K., Wagner Lam, N., & Owen, S. (2021, April). Increasing Economic Diversity at a Flagship University. Education Policy Initiative.
Measuring and Understanding the Effectiveness of Michigan Charter Schools	Susan Dynarski and Brian Jacob, University of Michigan	Dynarski, S., Hubbard, D., Jacob, B., & Robles, S. (2018). Estimating the effects of a large for-profit charter school operator (No. w24428). National Bureau of Economic Research.
MI Reconnect Applicants	Brian Jacob, University of Michigan	Bartik, A., Hershbein, B. J., Jacob, B., Stange, K. M., Stuart, B. A., & Xie, Z. (2025). Understanding Michigan’s Reconnect Program Applicants.
The Help I Was Told I Never Would Receive”: Student Experiences with the Detroit Promise Path Program	Brian Jacob, University of Michigan	Camo-Biogradlija, J., Brockman, S. L., Ratledge, A., & O’Donoghue, R. (2026). “The Help I Was Told I Never Would Receive”: Student Experiences with the Detroit Promise Path Program. Urban Education, 00420859251405235.
The Effect of Autism Insurance Mandates on Special Education Identification and Academic Performance	Scott Imberman, Michigan State University	Acton, R., Imberman, S., & Lovenheim, M. (2021). Do Health Insurance Mandates Spillover to Education? Evidence from Michigan's Autism Insurance Mandate. Journal of Health Economics, 102489. Reports: Acton, R. K., Imberman, S., & Lovenheim, M. (2019, July 22). Do Health Insurance Mandates Spillover to Education? Evidence from Michigan's Autism Insurance Mandate. NBER. Acton, R., Imberman, S., & Lovenheim, M. (2019). Do Health Insurance Mandates Spillover to Education? Evidence from Michigan's Autism Insurance Mandate. CESifo.
The Impact of Community College Subsidies on Postsecondary Outcomes	Scott Imberman, Michigan State University	Acton, R. K. (2021). Community college program choices in the wake of local job losses. Journal of Labor Economics, 39(4), 000-000. Acton, Riley. Effects of Reduced Community College Tuition on College Choices and Degree Completion. Education Finance and Policy, 16(3), 2021.
Career and technical education in Michigan: access and participation.	Brian Jacob, University of Michigan	Jacob B. & Guardiola J. (2020). Career and technical education in Michigan: access and participation. Jacob, B., & Guardiola, J. (2021, May). Career Technical Education in Michigan- Students with Disabilities. Youth Policy Lab.
AdviseMI Evaluation	Brian Jacob, University of Michigan	Jacob, B., Camo-Biogradlija, J., Chong, S., & Rajaram, H. (2022, March). Re-Imagining AdviseMI to Boost College Enrollment. Youth Policy Lab.
Detroit NAF Academies	Brian Jacob, University of Michigan	Youth Policy Lab & NAF. (n.d.). NAF Students in Detroit.
Summer Youth Employment-Michigan	Brian Jacob, University of Michigan	Jacob B. & Guardiola J. (2020). Grow Detroit's Young Talent: Multi-Cohort Analysis and Completion Rates. Jacob, B., Lovett, K., & Gross, M. (2018, April). Grow Detroit's Young Talent. Youth Policy Lab.
Detroit Promise Path Evaluation	Brian Jacob, University of Michigan	Brockman, S. L., Camo-Biogradlija, J., Ratledge, A., O’Donoghue, R., Baum, M. Y., & Jacob, B. (2023). Forging a path to college persistence: An experimental evaluation of the Detroit Promise Path program. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 01623737241230474.
Teacher Loan Forgiveness	Brian Jacob, University of Michigan	Jacob, B., Jones, D., & Keys, B. J. (2023). The value of student debt relief and the role of administrative barriers: evidence from the teacher loan forgiveness program (No. w31359). National Bureau of Economic Research.
The Determinants and Consequences of Child Abuse on Educational Outcomes	Brian Jacob and Joseph Ryan, University of Michigan	Gross, M (2020). Foster Care & Children's Well-Being. Ryan, J. P., Jacob, B. A., Gross, M., Perron, B. E., Moore, A., & Ferguson, S. (2018). Early exposure to child maltreatment and academic outcomes. Child maltreatment, 23(4), 365-375. Jacob, B. A., & Ryan, J. (2018). How life outside of a school affects student performance in school. Economic Studies at Brookings.
Juvenile Justice and Education Outcomes	Brian Jacob and Joseph Ryan, University of Michigan	Baron, E. J., Hyman, J. M., & Vasquez, B. N. (2022). Public School Funding, School Quality, and Adult Crime (No. w29855). National Bureau of Economic Research.
Study of Educational Attainment in Metro Detroit	Robin Jacob and Catherine Asher, University of Michigan	Brockman, S. Chong, S. Camo-Biogradlija, J. & Jacob, R. (2021). Detroit Student's College Pathways and Outcomes. Reports: Check out all the Detroit Chamber reports
Classification Accuracies for Common Universal Reading Screeners at Varying Base Rates	Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University	Bachmann, J. (2026). Classification Accuracies for Common Universal Reading Screeners at Varying Base Rates (Doctoral dissertation, Michigan State University).
Grow Your Own Teacher Initiatives in Michigan At-A-Glance	Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University	Burns, J. (2025). Grow Your Own Teacher Initiatives in Michigan At-A-Glance.
Measuring discrimination using natural experiments	Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University	Rao, N., & Reeves, J. (2025). Measuring discrimination using natural experiments.
The Path of Student Learning Delay During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Michigan	Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University	Strunk, K. O., Kilbride, T., Imberman, S., Walker, S., Yu, D., & Hopkins, B. (2025). The path of student learning delay during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Michigan. Education Finance and Policy, 1-27.
Student Enrollment and Mobility in Metro Detroit	Sarah Lenhoff, Wayne State University	Cordes, S. A., Lenhoff, S. W., Schwartz, A. E., Singer, J., & Trajkovski, S. (2023). Choice in a Time of COVID: Immediate Enrollment Decisions in New York City and Detroit. Technical Report. National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice. Lenhoff, S. W. (2020). Unregulated open enrollment and inequitable access to schools of choice. Peabody Journal of Education, 95(3), 248–271. Lenhoff, S. W., Singer, J., Pogodzinski, B., & Cook, W. (2020). Exiting Detroit for school: Inequitable choice sets and school quality. Journal of Education Policy, Advance online publication. Pogodzinski, B., Cook, W., Lenhoff, S. W., & Singer, J. (2021). School climate and student mobility. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 1–21. Singer, J., & Lenhoff, S. W. (2022). Race, geography, and school choice policy: A critical analysis of Detroit students' suburban school choices. AERA Open, 8(1), 1–19. Singer, J., Pogodzinski, B., Lenhoff, S. W., & Cook, W. (2021). Advancing an ecological approach to chronic absenteeism: Evidence from Detroit. Teachers College Record, 123(4). Cook, W., Lenhoff, S., Pogodzinski, B., & Singer J. (2019). Student Exit, Mobility, and Attendance in Detroit. Wayne State University College of Education. Retrieved from Wayne State University website: Reports: Lenhoff, S. W., Pogodzinski, B., Singer, J., & Cook, W. (2019). Student exit, mobility, and attendance in Detroit. Retrieved from Wayne State University website: go. wayne. edu/DetEdResearch. Lenhoff, S. W., Pogodzinski, B., Singer, J., & Cook, W. (2019). Exiting Detroit for School Inequitable Choice Sets and School Quality. Retrieved from Wayne State University website: go. wayne. edu/DetEdResearch. Lenhoff, S. W., Pogodzinski, B., Singer, J., & Cook, W. (2019). School Characteristics and Student Mobility in Detroit. Lenhoff, S. W., Pogodzinski, B., Singer, J., & Cook, W. (2019). Geography, School Type, and High School Attendance in Detroit. Singer, J., Cook, W., Lenhoff, S. W., & Pogodzinski, B. (2019). Detroit’s uniquely challenging context for student attendance. Retrieved from Wayne State University website. Lenhoff, S. & Singer, J. (2020). Attendance Throughout the Seasons in the Detroit Public Schools Community District Cook, W., Lenhoff, S. W., Pogodzinski, B., & Singer, J. (2021). Third-grade reading and attendance in Detroit. Detroit Education Research Partnership, Wayne State University.
Racial and Economic Inequality in High School Degree Attainment: Unpacking Trajectories of Disadvantage in Student Administrative Data	Katherine Michelmore and Peter Rich, University of Michigan; Syracuse University	Michelmore, K. and Rich, P., 2023. Contextual origins of Black-White educational disparities in the 21st century: Evaluating long-term disadvantage across three domains. Social Forces, 101(4), pp.1918-1947.
School Choice and Household Participation in School District Politics	Sarah Reckhow, Michigan State University	McIlwain, A., Reckhow, S., & Gordon, A. C. (2025). School Choice and Household Participation in School District Politics. EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1186. Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University.
Michigan Merit Curriculum Study	Barbara Schneider and Kenneth Frank, Michigan State University	Kim, S., Wallsworth, G., Xu, R., Schneider, B., Frank, K., Jacob, B., & Dynarski, S. (2019). The impact of the Michigan Merit Curriculum on high school math course-taking. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 41(2), 164-188.
Understanding the Association between Homelessness and Housing Instability and Educational Outcomes Among Michigan Students	Luke Shaefer, University of Michigan	Schaefer, L & Evangelist, M. (2019). No Place Called Home: Student Homelessness Prevalence and Structural Correlates. Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan Working Paper Series, No. 6-19. Erb-Downward J. & Blacklesee M. (2021) Recognizing Trauma: Why Schools Discipline Needs To Consider Student Homelessness. Poverty Solutions, University of Michigan. 1-8. Erb-Downward J., Cooney P., Blacklesee M., Nothaft A., Merchant S., Evangelist M. & Peterson N. (2021) The educational implications of homelessness and housing instability in Detroit
High Impact Leadership for School Renewal Project	Xin Ma, University of Kentucky and Jianping Shen, Western Michigan University	Ma, X., Shen, J., Reeves, P., & Piao, Z. (2024). Weakening achievement gap and strengthening school renewal: A multivariate multilevel approach incorporating changes among both students and teachers. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 81, 101341.
Age at Time of Kindergarten Entry and Special Education Service Receipt	Anna Shapiro, University of Michigan	Shapiro, Anna . (2020). Over Diagnosed or Over Looked? The Effect of Age at Time of School Entry On Students Receiving Special Education Services. (EdWorkingPaper: 20-259). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University.
Complicating Education Geographies: Examining the Relationship between Postsecondary Landscapes and Vertical Transfer Outcomes	Joshua Skiles, University of Michigan	Jones, E. S., Skiles, J. D., Lebioda, K. R., Cummings, K. M., & DesJardins, S. L. (2025). Complicating Education Geographies: Examining the Relationship Between Postsecondary Transfer Landscapes and Student Outcomes. The Journal of Higher Education, 1-28.
Remote Learning in 2020-21 and Student Attendance Since the COVID-19 Pandemic	Jeremy Singer, Wayne State University	Singer, J. (2025). Remote Learning in 2020-21 and Student Attendance Since the COVID-19 Pandemic. Technical Report 25-1196, Annenberg Institute at Brown University.
The Effects of COVID-19 on Public School Enrollment in Michigan	Kevin Stange, University of Michigan	Bacher-Hicks, A., Musaddiq, T., Goodman, J., & Stange, K. (2024). The stickiness of pandemic-driven disenrollment from public schools. Economics of Education Review, 100, 102527. Musaddiq, T.,Stange, K. M.,Bacher-Hicks, A & Goodman, J. (2021). The Pandemic's Effect on Private Schools. National Bureau of Economic Research, Working Paper #29262. Demand for Public Schools, Homeschooling, and DOI.10.3386/w29262 Download the EPI report
Competency-Based Education	Katharine Strunk and Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University	Reports: Competency-Based Education in Michigan's 21J Pilot Districts: Case Studies of Implementation and Innovation Competency-Based Education in Michigan's 21J Pilot Districts: An Early Analysis of Implementation and Innovation
Choice and Mobility	Katharine Strunk	Anderson, K. P., & Nagel, J. (2020). Crossing over? Mobility of early career charter and traditional public school teachers during an era of reform. Journal of School Choice, 14(3), 395-428. Edwards, D. S. (2021). Over the River and through the Woods: The Role of Distance in Participation in Rural School Choice. Journal of School Choice, 15(4), 624-654. Reports: Motor City Miles: Student Travel to Schools In and Around Detroit Schools of Choice: Access to Non-Resident Options The Road to School Who Chooses? Charter and Non-Resident School Enrollment in Michigan
Evaluation of the Partnership District Model	Katharine Strunk and Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University	COVID-19 and Michigan Lowest Performing Schools Human Capital in Michigan's Partnership Schools and Other Low Performing Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic Partnership Turnaround Annual Reports https://epicedpolicy.org/partnership-turnaround-year-two-report/ Partnership turnaround year three report/ The Efficacy and Implementation of Michigan's Partnership Model of School and District Turnaround: Mixed-Methods Evidence from the First Two Years of Reform Implementation
Read by Grade Three Evaluation	Katharine Strunk, Michigan State University	Michigan's Read by Grade Three Law: Annual Reports Preliminary Read by Grade Three Retention Estimates Read by Grade Three Law Initial Retention Decisions Estimated Read by Grade Three Retention Rates
Competency-Based Education (CBE)	Katharine Strunk and Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University	Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2021a, June). Competency-Based Education in Michigan's 21J Pilot Districts: An Early Analysis of Implementation and Innovation. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2021b, November). Competency-Based Education in Michigan's 21j Pilot Districts: Case Studies of Implementation and Innovation. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2020a, May). Interim results from a study of Michigan's 21j districts implementing Competency-Based Education. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2021, May). Pedal to the Metal: Inconsistencies in Student Advancement in Personalized Learning Environments. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative.
Choice and Mobility	Katharine Strunk and Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University	Anderson, K. P., & Nagel, J. (2020). Crossing Over? Mobility of Early Career Charter and Traditional Public School Teachers during an Era of Reform. Journal of School Choice, 14(3), 395–428. Edwards, D. S. (2021). Just Out of Reach? Unrestrained Supply, Constrained Demand, and Access to Effective Schools in and Around Detroit. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 43(3), 391–418. Edwards, D. S. (2021b). Over the River and through the Woods: The Role of Distance in Participation in Rural School Choice. Journal of School Choice, 15(4), 624–654. Edwards, D. M. (2021). Many the miles to school: the role of residential and school location in choosing and going to school. Michigan State University. Urban Institute Student Transportation Working Group. (2018, March). The Road to School: How Far Students Travel to School in the Choice-Rich Cities of Denver, Detroit, New Orleans, New York City, and Washington, DC.< Urban Institute. Cowen, J., Sanderson Edwards, D., Sattin-Bajaj, C., & Education Policy Initiative Collaborative. (2018, October). Motor City Miles: Student Travel to School in and Around Detroit. Urban Institute. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2020, June). Schools of Choice: Access to Non-Resident Options. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2019, June). Who Chooses? Charter and Non-Resident School Enrollment in Michigan.
Partnership District Evaluation Project	Katharine Strunk and Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University	Hatch, E., & Harbatkin, E. (2022, May 23). COVID-19 and Michigan's Lowest Performing Schools. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. Mcllwain, A., & Harbatkin, E. (2022b, May 23). Human Capital in Michigan's Partnership Schools and Other Low-Performing Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. Strunk, K., Cowen, J., Torres, C., Burns, J., Waldron, S., Auletto, A. (2022c, May 23). Partnership Turnaround: Year One Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. Strunk, K., Harbatkin, E., Torres, C., Mcllwain, A., Cullum, S., Griskell, C. (2022d, May 23). Partnership Turnaround: Year Three Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. Strunk, K., Harbatkin, E., Torres, C., Burns, J., Mcllwain, A., Cullum, S. (2022e, May 23). Partnership Turnaround: Year Two Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. Burns, J., Harbatkin, E., Strunk, K., Torres, C., McLlwain, A., Cullum, S. (2022f, May 27). Michigan Partnership Model Working Paper. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative.
Teacher Labor Markets	Katharine Strunk and Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University	Hatch, E., & Harbatkin, E. (2022m, June 29). Michigan Teacher Shortage Study: Initial Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. Hopkins, B., Kilbride, T., Strunk, K. (2022l, May 23). Trends in Michigan's K-12 Public School Teaching Workforce. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative.
CALDER Academic Mobility Project	Katharine Strunk and Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University	Austin, W., Figlio, D., Goldhaber, D., Hanushek, E., Kilbride, T., Koedel, C., Sean Lee, J., Lou, J., Özek, U., Parsons, E., Rivkin, S., Sass, T., & Strunk, K. (2021). Academic Mobility in U.S. Public Schools: Evidence from Nearly 3 Million Students. CALDER Working Paper No. 227-0821-2 Academic Mobility in U.S. Public Schools: Evidence from Nearly 3 Million Students Wes Austin, David Figlio, Dan Goldhaber, Eric A. Hanushek, Tara Kilbride, Cory Koedel, Jaeseok Sean Lee, Jin Lou, Umut Özek, Eric Parsons, Steven G. Rivkin, Tim R. Sass, Katharine O. Strunk CALDER Working Paper No. 227-0220-2
Evaluation of the Third Grade Reading Law	Katharine Strunk, Tara Kilbride, Brian Jacob & Christina Weiland, Michigan State University and University of Michigan	Strunk, K., Zhu, Q., Turner, M., Wright, T., Cummings, A., Kilbride, T., West, J., De Voto, C. (2022c, May 23). Michigan's Read by Grade Three Law: Year One Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. Strunk, K., Zhu, Q., Utter, A., Wright, T., Kilbride, T., Westhall, J., Cummings, A., Mavrogordato, M. (2022d, May 23). Michigan's Read by Grade Three Law: Year Two Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. Westhall, J., Kilbride, T., Strunk, K (2022h, May 23). Preliminary Read by Grade Three Retention Estimates. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. Westhall, J., Kilbride, T., Strunk, K (2022i, May 23). Read by Grade Three Law Initial Retention Decisions - October 2021. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative.(2022a, May 23). 2019 Estimated Read by Grade Three Retention Rates. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2022a, May 23). 2018 Estimated Read by Grade Three Retention Rates. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative.
Lead Achievement Gaps and Insights for Remediation: Evidence from the Flint Water Crisis	Sam Trejo & Brian Jacob, Princeton University and University of Michigan	Trejo, S, Yeomans-Maldonado, G., Jacob, B., Schwartz, E., Abernethy, J. (2019). The Effects of Lead in Drinking Water on Education Outcomes: Evidence from the Flint Water Crisis. University of Wisconsin at Madison Department of Sociology.
Impacts of Michigan Transitional Kindergarten through Third Grade	Christina Weiland, University of Michigan	Berne, J. S., Jacob, B. A., Musaddiq, T., Shapiro, A., & Weiland, C. (2025). Impacts of Michigan Transitional Kindergarten through Third Grade. EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1218. Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University.
Transitional Kindergarten: The New Kid on the Learning Block	Christina Weiland, University of Michigan	Berne, J., García, K. C., Jacob, B. A., Musaddiq, T., Owusu, S., Shapiro, A., & Weiland, C. (2025). Transitional Kindergarten: The new kid on the early learning block. Educational Researcher, 54(4), 177-187.
Young Fives Program Evaluation	Christina Weiland, University of Michigan	Berne, J. S., Jacob, B. A., Musaddiq, T., Shapiro, A., & Weiland, C. (2024). The Effect of Early Childhood Programs on Third-Grade Test Scores: Evidence from Transitional Kindergarten in Michigan (No. w32236). National Bureau of Economic Research. Berne, J. S., Garcia, K. C., Jacob, B. A., Musaddiq, T., Owusu, S., Shapiro, A., & Weiland, C. (2024). Transitional Kindergarten: The New Kid on the Early Learning Block. Shapiro, A., Berne, J., Cordoba Garcia, K., Jacob, B., Musaddiq, T., Owusu, S., and Weiland, C. (2023). Michigan Transitional Kindergarten: A First Look at Program Reach and Features
Michigan English learners' time to reclassification: A survival analysis	Paula Winke, Michigan State University	Winke, P. & Zhang, X. (2018). How a Third-Grade Reading Retention Law Will Affect ELLs in Michigan, and a Call for Research on Child ELL Reading Development. TESOL Quarterly.
Examining Item Characteristics of Testing for Students with Disabilities	Sara Witmer, Michigan State University	Witmer S. & Roschmann, S. (2020). Exploring Measurement Comparability of Accommodated Math Tests for Students With Emotional Impairments, Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 53(4), 249-263, DOI:10.1080/07481756.2020.1735205.; Read the Poverty Solutions report Roschmann, S., Witmer, S., & Volker, M. (2021). Examining provision and sufficiency of testing accommodations for English Learners. International Journal of Testing, 21 (1), 32-35. Witmer, S.E., & Roschmann, S. (2020). An examination of measurement comparability for a school accountability test among accommodated and non-accommodated students with autism. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 55, 173-184.
An Investigation of the Language Demands in Standards, Assessments, and Curricular Materials for English Learners	Mikyung Wolf, Educational Testing Services	Yoo, H., Wolf, M. K., Ballard, L. D. (2023). Evaluating the equality of regression coefficients for multiple group comparisons: A case of English learner subgroups by home languages. Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation, 28, 5.