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Top-ranked policy school. World-class university.
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If you’re eager to lead, to find creative solutions, and to make a big impact on your communities, the Ford School is the right place for you—at the right time.
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I chose the Ford school because of the strong focus on qualitative and quantitative skills, the options for pursuing domestic or international policy, awesome alumni network, proactive career center staff, and the family feel of the program."
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State data initiatives inform education policy amid federal withdrawal
As the federal government appears poised to pull back on collecting and disseminating educational data, it’s increasingly critical that information collected and maintained by states and local districts is available to inform policy, according to a panel of experts—including Kevin Stange, co-director of U-M’s Education Policy Initiative—who spoke at a national educational data symposium earlier this month.
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