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U-M’s Education Policy Initiative launches project to boost early learning success with new curriculum readiness measure

Jan 6, 2025

To improve early learning programs nationwide, policymakers and funders are investing in curriculum, professional development, and assessments. However, ensuring educational partners are well-prepared to deliver them remains a crucial...

Etienne Charles: Climate change on vulnerable communities

Jan 17, 2025 1:04:49

Jazz musician Etienne Charles visits the Ford School as the annual Martin Luther King Day speaker and explores the effects of climate change on vulnerable communities. January, 2025.

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Pete Buttigieg: Infrastructure accomplishments and challenges in the Biden administration

Jan 13, 2025 1:31:49

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins the Ford School for a conversation on the Biden-Harris Administration’s record in transportation. January, 2025.

In the Media

Deardorff asserts tariffs threats "are not common"

Dec 18, 2024 WCMU

A podcast from WCMU spoke with the Ford School's Alan Deardorff to better understand Trump's motivation using tariffs as a bargaining tool. Deardorff explained "We haven't done it much [using tariffs for trade negotiating] for many decades because...

In the Media

The "tremendous costs" Ukraine and Russia face as war continues - Ali

Dec 17, 2024 USA Today

USA Today covers recent reports of misinformation surrounding the number of battle deaths as a result from the war in Ukraine. The Ford School's Javed Ali says "Regardless of the analytic estimates of how many military or irregular forces have died,...

In the Media

Ali comments on the uncertainty over recent drone activity in the U.S.

Dec 17, 2024 Salon

Salon magazine turned to the Ford School's Javed Ali for insights on the alleged drone activity over the East Coast. Federal authorities "really can't explain the phenomena either," and they must be careful spreading information "because the minute...

In the Media

Stevenson comments on the fruitful economy under President Biden

Dec 17, 2024 The New Republic

Discussing inflation and the Biden administration's economy, the Ford School's Betsey Stevenson told The New Republic that comparatively across the globe "ours [U.S. high inflation rates] came down way less painfully, and we had amazing economic...

In the Media

Why Herd says barriers to healthcare access are particularly "frustrating"

Dec 16, 2024 The Seattle Medium

Speaking with The Seattle Medium, Ford School professor Pam Herd stated paperwork and barriers to government benefits are almost always frustrating and painful. “It’s one thing to be frustrated at the DMV because you have a ton of paperwork to fill...

In the Media

Wolfers reasons that Trump will struggle to uphold lower grocery prices

Dec 12, 2024 MSNBC

After winning Time magazine's person of the year, president-elect Donald Trump said, "It's very hard" to lower the cost of groceries. Throughout his campaign lowering prices at the grocery store and gas pump was a platform Trump ran on. The Ford...

Publication

The role of state ballot initiatives in abortion policymaking has peaked, Lantz says

Dec 18, 2024

Since the 2022 Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, state ballot measures, which allow citizens to vote on state constitutional amendments and laws, have become a significant form of abortion policymaking. Paula...

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