Publications

Study Title	Principal Investigator (PI)	Papers and Reports
Michigan Promise Zones and Housing	Rhea Acuña, Syracuse University	Acuña, R. (2023). Three Essays on Housing Insecurity (Doctoral dissertation, Syracuse University).
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
Auto-Exit for Equity: How Reclassification Policy Influences EL Outcomes	Caroline Bartlett, Michigan State University	Bartlett, C., Cimpian, J. R., & Mavrogordato, M. (2024). Leveling the Playing Field: Default Policy and Its Effects on English Learner Reclassification. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-1085. Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University.
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. Bastedo, M. N., Umbricht, M., Bausch, E., Byun, B. K., Bai, Y., & Richardson, J. (2023). Narrowing Enrollment Gaps for Underrepresented College Students in Engineering: Using Contextualized Admissions Measures to Predict Student Success. International Journal of Engineering Education, 39(5), 1268-1285. Bastedo, M. N., Umbricht, M., Bausch, E., Byun, B. K., & Bai, Y. (2023). How well do contextualized admissions measures predict success for low-income students, women, and underrepresented students of color?. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 18(2), 188.
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.
The Effect of Test Score Labels on Post-Secondary Enrollment and Program Choice	Joshua Brownstein, Michigan State University	Brownstein, J. (2023). The Effect of Test Score Performance Labels on Post-Secondary Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Michigan.
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	Youth Policy Lab. (2025). K–12 education governance in Michigan. University of Michigan.
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. (2022l, May 23). Trends in Michigan’s K-12 Public School Teaching Workforce. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. Guzman, M., Kilbride, T., Rogers, S., & Strunk, K. O. (2025). Michigan Teacher Licensure, Retention, and Effectiveness during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Technical Report. National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice.
	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., 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 Moriarty, J., Burns, J., Okora, C. (2025). Grow Your Own Teacher Initiatives in Michigan At-A-Glance. Anderson, K. P. (2025). Teacher Workforce Changes in a Dynamic Public School Choice Environment: Evidence from Michigan. Journal of School Choice, 1-24. Shaw, R. D., & Auletto, A. (2022). Is music education in tune with the pursuit of equity? An examination of access to music education in Michigan’s schools. Journal of Research in Music Education, 69(4), 364-381. Cowen, J., Brunner, E., Strunk, K., Drake, S. (2017) A war on teachers? Labor market responses to statewide reform.
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.
	Katharine Strunk and Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University	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., Edwards, D. S., Sattin-Bajaj, C., & Cosby, M. (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.
Ed outcomes, homeless youth, and the impact of housing & ed programs	Tasminda Dhaliwal, Michigan State University & University of South Carolina	Dhaliwal, T. K. (2025). Promoting Resilience? The Role of Schools and Neighborhoods in Supporting the Success of Students Experiencing Homelessness. Educational Researcher, 54(8), 472-483.
New Black Teacher Emergence in Michigan	Steven Drake, Michigan State University	Drake, S., & Cowen, J. (2022). Deurbanization and the struggle to sustain a black teaching corps: Evidence from Michigan. Educational Researcher, 51(1), 27-39.
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.
Educator Retention and Diversity: Ensuring Access to Quality and Diverse Educators in Michigan's Schools	Jennifer Gardner, Michigan State University and Ed Trust Midwest	The Education Trust–Midwest. (2025, December 9). Hope and hard work ahead: Building a strong and diverse teacher workforce for Michigan's students.
The National Charter School Study	Eric Hanushek, Hoover Insititution of Stanford University	Davis, D. (2013). Charter school performance in Michigan.
Developing and Evaluating a College Application and Planning Course in Michigan	Joshua Hyman, University of Connecticut	Hyman, J. (2020). Can light‐touch college‐going interventions make a difference? Evidence from a statewide experiment in Michigan. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 39(1), 159-190. Hyman, J. (2023). College Counseling in the Classroom: Randomized Evaluation of a Teacher-Based Approach to College Advising. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-793. Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University.
The Impact of Community College Subsidies on Postsecondary Outcomes	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, 80, 102489. 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.
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.
Detroit Promise Path Educational Outcomes	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. Brockman, S. L., Camo-Biogradlija, J., Ratledge, A., O’Donoghue, R., Baum, M. Y., & Jacob, B. (2025). Forging a path to college persistence: An experimental evaluation of the Detroit Promise Path program. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 47(2), 549-576. Brockman, S. L., & Camo-Biogradlija, J. (2025). Driven to success: A geospatial analysis of transportation and college access in Detroit. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.
Advancing Guided Pathways	Brian Jacob, University of Michigan	Bartik, A., Hershbein, B. J., Jacob, B., Stange, K. M., & Stuart, B. A. (2025). Understanding Michigan's Reconnect Program Applicants.
Career and Technical Education Data Analysis and Research for Equity and Access	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. Brian Jacob, Jeremy Guardiola (2022). How Access to CTE Varies Across Michigan Schools and Students. Goldring, T., Carruthers, C., Dougherty, S., Kreisman, D., & Theobald, R. (2021). A multi-state analysis of trends in Career and Technical Education: Massachusetts, Michigan, Tennessee, and Washington. Georgia Policy Labs.
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.
A Study of NAF Academies in Detroit	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. Gross, M., Jacob, B. A., & Lovett, K. (2019). The Effect of Summer Employment on the Educational Attainment of Under-Resourced Youth.
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., & Gross, M. (2025). Is there a foster care-to-prison pipeline? Evidence from quasi-randomly assigned investigators. Review of Economics and Statistics, 1-46. Baron, E. J., Hyman, J., & Vasquez, B. (2026). Public school funding, school quality, and adult crime. Review of Economics and Statistics, 1-18.
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
The Kid Down the Block: Decomposing Neighborhood and Cohort Exposure Peer Effects	Alex Johann, Michigan State University	Johann, A. (2023). Three Essays in the Economics of Education. Michigan State University.
Academic Trajectories	Min Lee, University of Chicago	Karna, U., Lee, M. S., List, J. A., Simon, A., & Uchida, H. (2025). Measuring racial educational disparities over time amongst top achievers. Nature, 639(8056), 976-984.
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). Lenhoff, S. W., Singer, J., Pogodzinski, B., & Cook, W. (2022). Exiting Detroit for school: Inequitable choice sets and school quality. Journal of Education Policy, 37(4), 590-612. (Link: ) Singer, J. (2024). School choice, local discretion, and stratification: Evidence from inter-district open enrollment in Metro Detroit. Education and Urban Society, 56(4), 395-421. Singer, J. (2020). Student stratification among a combination of school choice policies in Detroit. Journal of School Choice, 14(1), 122-153. Reports: Lenhoff, S. W., Pogodzinski, B., Singer, J., & Cook, W. (2019). Student exit, mobility, and attendance in Detroit. Wayne State University College of Education. 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. Singer, J., & Lenhoff, S. W. (2025). The Role of School-Based Transportation in School Choice: Evidence From Detroit. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 01623737251362840.
Identifying Factors that Predict Associate Degree Completion Among Students Attending Michigan Community Colleges	Stephen Linden, University of Toledo	Linden, S. M. (2025). Academic Momentum Factors and Associate Degree Completion Among Students Attending Michigan Community Colleges (Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo).
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.
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. Rich, P., & Sprague, C. (2024). Separate and unequal options: Neighborhood educational access in the era of school choice. Sprague, C., & Rich, P. (2023). The Role of Sociotechnical architecture in shaping market exchange outcomes: Applications to school choice markets in Michigan. (Dissertation)
The Impact of Access to Books on Reading Achievement: Evidence from MI	Jenni Putz, University of Oregon	Putz, J. (2022). Essays in Education Economics (Doctoral dissertation, University of Oregon).
National Charter School Study III	Margaret Raymond, CREDO, Stanford University	Raymond, M. E., Woodworth, J. L., Lee, W. F., Bachofer, S., Cotter Mazzola, M. E., Snow, W. D., & Sabkova, T. (2023). As a matter of fact: The national charter school study III 2023. Center for Research on Education Outcomes, 642-654.
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.
Birthdate, Age, and School Performance: Accessing Selection	Michael Ricks, University of Michigan	Ricks, M. D. (2022). Strategic selection around kindergarten recommendations. Working Paper.
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. Reports: Erb-Downward J. & Blakeslee M. (2021) Recognizing Trauma: Why Schools Discipline Needs To Consider Student Homelessness. Poverty Solutions, University of Michigan. 1-8. Michigan School Discipline Rates Among Homeless Students, data tool Erb-Downward J., Cooney P., Blakeslee M., Nothaft A., Merchant S., Evangelist M. & Peterson N. (2021) The educational implications of homelessness and housing instability in Detroit Erb-Downward, J., & Blakeslee, M. (2021). Recognizing Trauma: Why School Discipline Reform Needs to Consider Student Homelessness. Poverty Solutions, University of Michigan.
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.
Understanding and Evaluating Attendance Practices in Michigan	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.
Travel to Transfer: Examining the Role of Distance in Community College Student	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.
Evaluating a school-based social and material needs identification system to prevent youth violence involvement	Rebeccah Sokol, University of Michigan	Sokol, R., Degli Esposti, M., Victor, B. G., Kernsmith, P., Medina Del Toro, V., Heinze, J., ... & Gernaat, E. (2026). A school-based material needs intervention for chronic absenteeism: a state-wide staggered interrupted time series analysis. Journal of epidemiology and community health, 80(3), 174-180.
Improving Evaluations of STEM Programs: An Empirical Investigation of Key Design Parameters	Jessaca Spybrook, Western Michigan University	Mulolli, D., Hedberg, E. C., Bogia, M., Spybrook, J., Berglund, T., Unlu, F., & Opper, I. M. (2025). Improving the design of evaluations that include students, teachers, and schools: An empirical investigation of key design parameters. AERA open, 11, 23328584251320380.
Understanding College Affordability in Michigan in Support of Sixty by 30	Kevin Stange, University of Michigan	Burland, E., Camo-Biogradlija, J., Ferrara-Gerson, K., Fields, X., Michelmore, K., Sotherland, N., ... & Tompkins-Stange, M. (2025). "Bureaucracy and Burden": Understanding Take-Up of a Need-Based Financial Aid Program. EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1283. Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Reports: Michigan’s Tuition Incentive Program: An Initial Look at Take-up
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
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, 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.
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: Partnership turnaround year one report 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 Harbatkin, E., Moran, A. J., Cullum, S., Singer, J., Strunk, K. O., & Woulfin, S. L. (2025). Round 4 of the Partnership Model: 2023-24 Outcomes Report. Research Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. 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., Burns, J., Mcllwain, A., Cullum, S. (2022e, May 23). Partnership Turnaround: Year Two 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. Burns, J., Harbatkin, E., Strunk, K., Torres, C., Mcllwain, A., Cullum, S. (2022f, May 27). Michigan Partnership Model Working Paper. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative.
Read by Grade Three Evaluation	Katharine Strunk and Tara Kilbride, Michigan State University	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. Rao, N., & Reeves, J. (2025). Measuring discrimination using natural experiments. Bachmann, J. (2026). Classification Accuracies for Common Universal Reading Screeners at Varying Base Rates (Doctoral dissertation, Michigan State University).
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
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, September). The effects of lead in drinking water on education outcomes: Evidence from the Flint water crisis.
Improving Opportunities and Achievement for English Learners in Secondary School Settings	Ilana Umansky, University of Oregon	Bromley, K. W., Thompson, K. D., & Umansky, I. M. (2025) Course-Taking Patterns and Graduation Outcomes for Dually Identified Students. Peabody Journal of Education, 100(5), 557-581.
District Contracting: Causes and Consequences in Michigan	Brittany Vasquez, University of Michigan	Vasquez, B. (2025). The Cost of Control: Fiscal Accountability, Privatization, and Public Investment in Education (Doctoral dissertation).
Young Fives Program Evaluation	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. 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. 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, 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.