Susan M. Dynarski spoke to Inside Higher Ed about her research on the widening gap between the college entry and completion rates of the rich and poor. The data Dynarski and co-author Martha Bailey used from the U.S. Census Bureau and the National...
A new study shows that the gap in rates of college completion between students from high-and low-income families has grown significantly in the last 50 years."We find growing advantages for students from high-income families," said University of...
Two Ford School students, Scott Burgess (MPP '12) and Christina Hajj (MPP '13), were interviewed by the Michigan Daily in an article about their Peace Corps work with HIV/AIDS education and the commemoration of World AIDS Day.
Burgess, also a...
Six new members have been elected to the Ford School's Alumni Board. The Alumni Board strives to help increase the visibility of the Ford School; strengthen the alumni network; and assist the school with student recruitment, career services, and...
Data from the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy's (CLOSUP) latest Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) report was cited in a Center for Michigan article, "'Shadow tax cut' deepens local budget crises."The October 2011 MPPS report found that...
Alumni, want to help "spread the word" about the Ford School? Then order a new, embroidered quarter-zip sweatshirt from our online store and wear it proudly!The Ford School is offering this new item via an online spirit store for one week only. This...
John D. Ciorciari was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article about how and why U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will address political, economic, and human rights issues during her 3-day visit to Burma (Myanmar)."Secretary Clinton's...
John Ciorciari was interviewed for an Agence France-Press (AFP) article, published by Yahoo! News, about U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's upcoming visit to Burma, the first of a senior U.S. official since 1955.According to the article's...
The Ford School's National Poverty Center's Michigan Recession and Recovery Study (MRRS) is analyzing data from its second collection wave, which was completed in August 2011, and planning for its third wave of collection scheduled for spring...
John R. Chamberlin spoke to the Detroit Free Press about the resignation of Renee Axt, the former chairwoman of the Detroit Metro Airport board. According to the article authors, Axt resigned a few days after the Wayne County executive called for...
Research by Susan M. Dynarski was cited in a New York Times editorial called "The Poor, the Near Poor, and You." The editorial discusses various measures of poverty within the U.S., and suggests that measures of poverty could be expanded to include...
The National Poverty Center (NPC), located within the Ford School of Public Policy, has a number of job and research opportunities. The NPC was established in 2002 as a university-based nonpartisan research center. The NPC conducts...
The Detroit Free Press spoke with John Chamberlin about ethics and the retirement of Shelby Twp. Clerk Terri Kowal.According to the article's author, Kowal ended her 21-years of working for the Shelby Twp. government under allegations of mishandling...
The Regents of the University of Michigan have approved the appointment of Barry G. Rabe as the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, for a five-year renewable term, effective November 1,...
Upstate New York is one of the regions where the emergence of hydrofracking technology—the use of chemicals to maximize the extraction of natural gas deposits from vertical and, due to their potential environmental impact, increasingly controversial...
Pennsylvanians have significant doubts about the credibility of the media, environmental groups and scientists on the issue of natural gas drilling using "fracking" methods, a new poll says.Those surveyed also believe the state's governor, Tom...
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) spoke to Sheldon H. Danziger about the complexity of ranking American's income mobility. According to the article's author, Americans tend to shift income categories rather frequently, but are doing so less often than...
The Detroit News spoke to Rick Hall about anticipated topics of discussion at Wednesday's Republican presidential debate, hosted by Oakland University. Eight Republicans are slated to debate including Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich,...
Sheldon Danziger spoke with the Philadelphia Inquirer about updated poverty data and social welfare programs.According to a supplemental poverty measure released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Monday, the number of children in poverty in 2010 is lower...
Sheldon Danziger was quoted in an Associated Press (AP) article published in a number of news outlets, including the New York Times, about the wealth gap between young and old in the U.S.
According to a recent analysis of U.S. census data, the...
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...
John R. Chamberlin was quoted in an MLive.com story about the ethics of Wayne county public officials hiring specific contractors.The article, "This didn't start with Turkia Mullin: The inter-connected web of Wayne County politics from Ed McNamara...
Barry Rabe was quoted in a Bridge magazine article, published by the Center for Michigan, about resource extraction companies exempt from severance taxes in the state of Michigan, "Mines begin digging into U.P. free of key state tax."According to...
U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Monday told a packed gathering at the Michigan League Ballroom that to build the economy government needs to continue supporting those who create businesses and opportunity, from whose ranks have sprung...
The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy's (CLOSUP) Tom Ivacko wrote an op-ed for Dome magazine titled, "Michigan Cities Suffer Declining Health (Part 1)."In this column Ivacko discusses the challenges facing local governments in the state of...
Last Wednesday, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy hosted World Bank President and CEO Robert B. Zoellick as part of its Citigroup Foundation Lecture series. Zoellick drew crowds of University of Michigan students, faculty, and staff, as...
John Ciorciari was quoted in a Voice of America (VOA) article, "Concern Mounts Over Credibility of the Court," about the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal.According to the article's author, the court's ability to manage these trials has come under...
Research on the impact of early childhood education by Susan M. Dynarski was examined in an Economist education blog post, "The gain from early intervention."The post discusses Dynarski's new NBER working paper, "Experimental Evidence on the Effect...
Findings from a new Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) administered by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) have been published in a number of news sources.The poll found that local governments in Michigan are having a tough time...
