That old trope about states serving as "laboratories of democracy" has become much more real for me this summer. I am working as a research intern in the energy program at the National Conference of State Legislatures—a national, bipartisan NGO that...
Matt Ericson (MPP '16) offers this field report from Washington, DC. Ericson is working with the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials.
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Amid the Greek financial crisis, heads have turned to experts like Justin Wolfers to help break down the complex economic factors that have led to the current situation. A professor of public policy and economics at the Ford School, Wolfers is known...
In a press conference Friday in Ferndale, Kary Moss was joined in celebration by Michigan LGBT civil rights leaders for a victory she called "historic." Moss, the director of the Michigan branch of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), was, of...
Kary Moss has long advocated for reform to the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws. After years of lobbying and advocacy, she and other supporters may finally see changes to the controversial laws.The Senate is set to consider an eight-bill package,...
The 2015 Excellent Schools Detroit (ESD) K-12 Scorecard — which the Ford School’s Education Policy Initiative (EPI) helped develop — was released last week. More than 200 schools, including private and charter schools, were evaluated and assigned...
The Ford School is delighted to announce that a number of faculty members will join our community this fall. To introduce them to the Ford School and University, we’re running weekly Q&As throughout the summer that touch on their policy and personal...
Dr. Joe Schwarz was called as a witness Tuesday in a Battle Creek ethics code violation hearing involving a city commissioner. Ward 5 commissioner Jeff Domenico was found to have violated the city’s ethics code by “publically attacked the police...
Complete Streets, policies that encourage local governments to take all users—pedestrians, cyclists, public transit users and drivers—into account when designing and constructing roads, have a good deal of support among Michigan local officials, but...
Heonuk Ha, a dual-degree candidate in public policy and applied economics, offers this field report from Brasilia. Ha is working as an economic affairs intern with the United Nations Economic and social Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean...
Powdered alcohol, a newly legalized drug, will soon become broadly available. In a recent press release on the topic, Dr. Matthew Davis reports that 90 percent of adults are concerned about misuse of powdered alcohol by underage youth and more than...
Former U.S. Congressman Dr. Joe Schwarz (R-7) and former Michigan Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) pen MLive op-ed, “New energy plan for Michigan is opportunity to find common ground for cleaner water.” Together, Schwarz and...
As Library of Congress Chief James H. Billington announces his retirement, New York Times White House correspondent Michael D. Shear notes that “only 10 presidents have had the opportunity to nominate a librarian of Congress to oversee America’s...
The University of Michigan has received a $4 million federal grant to establish a predoctoral research training program in education sciences.The grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences unites U-M's School of...
Barry Rabe, a Ford School professor and director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), was recently cited by both the Financial Times and the U.S. News & World Report in coverage surrounding the last week's release of findings...
Kary Moss, a lecturer at the Ford School and executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, is quoted in a series of articles announcing the release of Mobile Justice Michigan, a free app that makes it easy for citizens to...
The Ford School's 2015 PPIA Junior Summer Institute fellows have arrived, and will begin their intensive seven-week training program aimed at preparing them for graduate school and leadership roles in public service. This year marks the 34th of the...
In a May 30 Detroit Free Press op-ed, Marina Whitman made her case on behalf of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP is a proposed deal that would enhance the president's authority in trade negotiations by ensuring that "any agreement he...
A former Michigan Daily editor, U-M alumnus Bert Askwith (AB '31) is pictured here attending the ceremony for the 2013 Livingston Awards for Young Journalists, administered by U-M to honor outstanding achievement by professionals under the age of 35...
In “Null, but Not Void - What can we learn from education initiatives that yield few results?” Miriam Greenberg, director of education and communications at Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research, provides insights from a...
Despite recent attempts in many state legislatures to repeal or weaken renewable energy requirements, a University of Michigan poll finds that a majority of Americans—of every race, income and education level, and religious and political...
In a June 2 column in the New York Times, Ford School professor Susan Dynarski writes that “class trumps ability when it comes to college graduation.”Dynarski cites a recent publication from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which...
