Publications
| Study Title | Principal Investigator (PI) | Papers and Reports |
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| 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 |
| Teacher Labor Markets | Joshua Cowen and Katharine Strunk | 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. |
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 |
Teacher Labor Markets |
Joshua Cowen and Katharine Strunk |
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. https://doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a_00351 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: Hopkins, B., Kilbride, T., & Strunk, K. O. (2021). Trends in Michigan’s K-12 Public School Teaching Workforce. |
Teacher Labor Markets |
Joshua Cowen |
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 |
Edwards, D.S.. Another One Rides the Bus: The Impact of School Transportation on Student Outcomes in Michigan. Education Finance and Policy. |
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:
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Measuring and Understanding the Effectiveness of Michigan Charter Schools |
Susan Dynarski and Brian Jacob |
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. |
The Effect of Autism Insurance Mandates on Special Education Identification and Academic Performance |
Scott Imberman |
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. https://www.nber.org/papers/w26079 Reports: Acton, R., Imberman, S., & Lovenheim, M. (2019). Do Health Insurance Mandates Spillover to Education? Evidence from Michigan’s Autism Insurance Mandate. CESifo. https://www.cesifo.org/en/publikationen/2019/working-paper/do-health-insurance-mandates-spillover-education-evidence |
The Impact of Community College Subsidies on Postsecondary Outcomes |
Scott Imberman |
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 |
Jacob B. & Guardiola J. (2020). Career and technical education in Michigan: access and participation. Retrieved fromhttps://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/publications/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. https://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/publications/career-technical-education-in-michigan-students-with-disabilities/ |
AdviseMI Evaluation |
Brian Jacob |
Jacob, B., Camo-Biogradlija, J., Chong, S., & Rajaram, H. (2022, March). Re-Imagining AdviseMI to Boost College Enrollment. Youth Policy Lab. https://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/publications/re-imagining-advisemi-to-boost-college-enrollment/ |
Detroit NAF Academies |
Brian Jacob |
Youth Policy Lab & NAF. (n.d.). NAF Students in Detroit. Youth Policy Lab. https://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/publications/naf-students-in-detroit/ |
Summer Youth Employment-Michigan |
Brian Jacob |
Jacob B. & Guardiola J. (2020). Grow Detroit’s Young Talent: Multi-Cohort Analysis and Completion Rates. Retrieved fromhttps://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/publications/grow-detroits-young-talent-2019/ Jacob, B., Lovett, K., & Gross, M. (2018, April). Grow Detroit’s Young Talent. Youth Policy Lab. https://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/publications/grow-detroits-young-talent/ |
The Determinants and Consequences of Child Abuse on Educational Outcomes |
Brian Jacob and Joe Ryan |
Gross, M (2020). Foster Care & Children's Well-Being. Retrieved from: https://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/uploads/foster-care-and-children%E2%80%99s-wellbeing_web.pdf 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 Joe Ryan |
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 |
Brockman, S. Chong, S. Camo-Biogradlija, J. & Jacob, R. (2021). Detroit Student's College Pathways and Outcomes. Retrieved From:https://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/publications/detroit-students-college-pathways-and-outcomes/ Reports: |
CALDER Academic Mobility Project |
Tara Kilbride |
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 Austin, W., Figlio, D., Goldhaber, D., Hanushek, E. A., Kilbride, T., Koedel, C., ... & Strunk, K. O. (2021). Academic Mobility in US Public Schools: Evidence from Nearly 3 Million Students. Working Paper No. 227-0220-2. National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). |
Student Enrollment and Mobility in Metro Detroit |
Sarah Lenhoff |
Lenhoff, S. W. (2020). Unregulated open enrollment and inequitable access to schools of choice. Peabody Journal of Education, 95(3), 248–271. https://doi.org/10.1080/0161956X.2020.1776072 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. https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2020.1856932 Pogodzinski, B., Cook, W., Lenhoff, S. W., & Singer, J. (2021). School climate and student mobility. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2021.1901121 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. https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584211067202 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). https://doi.org/10.1177/016146812112300406 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). 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. Retrieved from https://education.wayne.edu/detroit_ed_research/3school_characteristics_and_student_mobility_in_detroit_1021.pdf Lenhoff, S. W., Pogodzinski, B., Singer, J., & Cook, W. (2019). Geography, School Type, and High School Attendance in Detroit. Retrieved from
Lenhoff, S. & Singer, J. (2020). Attendance Throughout the Seasons in the Detroit Public Schools Community District Retrieved from |
Racial and Economic Inequality in High School Degree Attainment: Unpacking Trajectories of Disadvantage in Student Administrative Data |
Katherine Michelmore and Peter Rich |
Michelmore, K., & Rich, P. (2022). Contextual Origins of Black-White Educational Disparities in the 21st Century: Evaluating Long-Term Disadvantage Across Three Domains. Social Forces. |
Michigan Merit Curriculum Study |
Barbara Schneider and Kenneth Frank |
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 |
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. |
Age at Time of Kindergarten Entry and Special Education Service Receipt |
Anna Shapiro |
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:https://doi.org/10.26300/5ccm-xh14 |
The Effects of COVID-19 on Public School Enrollment in Michigan |
Kevin Stange |
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 Reports: |
Competency-Based Education |
Katharine Strunk |
Reports: 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: 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 |
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 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'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 |
Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2021a, June). Competency-Based Education in Michigan’s 21J Pilot Districts: An Early Analysis of Implementation and Innovation. https://epicedpolicy.org/competency-based-education-in-michigan/ Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2021b, November). Competency-Based Education in Michigan’s 21j Pilot Districts: Case Studies of Implementation and Innovation. https://epicedpolicy.org/cbe-in-mis-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. https://epicedpolicy.org/2019-interim-results-from-cbe-briefing/ Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2021, May). Pedal to the Metal: Inconsistencies in Student Advancement in Personalized Learning Environments. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CBE-_working_paper_5-6-21.pdf |
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. https://doi.org/10.1080/15582159.2020.1718955
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. https://doi.org/10.3102/0162373721996738 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. https://doi.org/10.1080/15582159.2021.1885969 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. https://d.lib.msu.edu/etd/49831/datastream/OBJ/view 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. https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/97151/the_road_to_school_6.pdf 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. https://epicedpolicy.org/motor-city-miles/ Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2020, June). Schools of Choice: Access to Non-Resident Options. https://epicedpolicy.org/schools-of-choice-access-to-non-resident-options/ Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2019, June). Who Chooses? Charter and Non-Resident School Enrollment in Michigan. https://epicedpolicy.org/who-chooses-charter-and-non-resident-school-enrollment-in-michigan/ |
Partnership District Evaluation Project |
Katharine Strunk |
Hatch, E., & Harbatkin, E. (2022, May 23). COVID-19 and Michigan’s Lowest Performing Schools. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/covid-19-and-michigans-lowest-performing-schools/ 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. https://epicedpolicy.org/human-capital-in-michigans-partnership-schools-and-other-low-performing-schools-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ Strunk, K., Cowen, J., Torres, C., Burns, J., Waldron, S., Auletto, A. (2022c, May 23). Partnership Turnaround: Year One Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/partnership-turnaround-year-one-report/ Strunk, K., Harbatkin, E., Torres, C., Mcllwain, A., Cullum, S., Griskell, C. (2022d, May 23). Partnership Turnaround: Year Three Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/partnership-turnaround-year-three-report/ Strunk, K., Harbatkin, E., Torres, C., Burns, J., Mcllwain, A., Cullum, S. (2022e, May 23). Partnership Turnaround: Year Two Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/partnership-turnaround-year-two-report/ Burns, J., Harbatkin, E., Strunk, K., Torres, C., Mcllwain, A., Cullum, S. (2022f, May 27). Michigan Partnership Model Working Paper. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/michigan-partnership-model-working-paper/ |
Teacher Labor Markets |
Katharine Strunk |
Hatch, E., & Harbatkin, E. (2022m, June 29). Michigan Teacher Shortage Study: Initial Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/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. https://epicedpolicy.org/trends-in-michigans-k-12-public-school-teaching-workforce/ |
CALDER Academic Mobility Project |
Katharine Strunk & Tara Kilbride |
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 https://caldercenter.org/publications/academic-mobility-us-public-schools-evidence-nearly-3-million-students |
Evaluation of the Third Grade Reading Law |
Katharine Strunk, Brian Jacob & Christina Weiland |
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. https://epicedpolicy.org/rbg3-year-one-report/ 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. https://epicedpolicy.org/rbg3-year-two-report/ Westhall, J., Kilbride, T., Strunk, K (2022h, May 23). Preliminary Read by Grade Three Retention Estimates. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/preliminary-read-by-grade-three-retention-estimates/ Westhall, J., Kilbride, T., Strunk, K (2022i, May 23). Read by Grade Three Law Initial Retention Decisions - October 2021. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/read-by-grade-three-law-initial-retention-decisions/ Education Policy Innovation Collaborative.(2022a, May 23). 2019 Estimated Read by Grade Three Retention Rates. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/2020-estimated-read-by-grade-three-retention-rates/ Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2022a, May 23). 2018 Estimated Read by Grade Three Retention Rates. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/report-estimated-read-by-grade-three-retention-rates/ |
Lead Achievement Gaps and Insights for Remediation: Evidence from the Flint Water Crisis |
Sam Trejo & Brian Jacob |
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. https://www.nber.org/papers/w29341?utm_campaign=ntwh&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ntwg3 |
Michigan English learners' time to reclassification: A survival analysis |
Paula Winke |
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.https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.481 |
Examining Item Characteristics of Testing for Students with Disabilities |
Sara Witmer |
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. https://doi.org/10.1080/15305058.2021.1884872 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. |