Brian A. Jacob

Brian A. Jacob was quoted in a Detroit News article about new "cut scores" for the state's MEAP and Michigan Merit Exam (MME). The new minimum standards were adopted by the State Board of Education in September, and are expected to reveal a decline...

A new study by Susan M. Dynarski and Brian A. Jacob was highlighted on the University of Michigan's NPR station, Michigan Radio, in a segment called "U of M to study effectiveness of Michigan's charter schools."The study of more than 200 Michigan...

Research by Brian A. Jacob was cited in a Wall Street Journal Ideas Market blog called, "Gun Shows Don't Increase Crime, Study Finds."In Jacob's forthcoming paper, "The Short-Term and Localized Effect of Gun Shows: Evident from California and...