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Susan M. Dynarski, Brian A. Jacob receive grant to study Michigan's charter schools

May 5, 2011

Susan M. Dynarski and Brian A. Jacob received a $250,000 grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation to study charter schools in Michigan. Over the next two years Dynarski and Jacob will conduct a rigorous, Michigan-wide analysis of the effect of...

Brian A. Jacob quoted in Crain's Detroit Business article, "Snyder's plan stirs battle on teacher metrics: Education groups want flexibility for districts"

May 1, 2011

Brian A. Jacob was quoted in a Crain's Detroit Business article about Governor Snyder's plan to change Michigan's teacher performance evaluation system to one based on clear performance metrics.Snyder's plan calls for a new statewide system of...

Susan M. Dynarski makes recommendations for federal Pell Grant reform

Apr 18, 2011

Susan M. Dynarski weighed in on the Pell Grant debate by signing a letter with recommendations for how Congress, in an effort to reduce the federal budget, might wisely cut Pell funding.The letter was sent to the president of The College Board from...

Susan Dynarski quoted in New York Times about rising "burden" of college loans

Apr 11, 2011

Susan M. Dynarski was quoted in a New York Times article called "Burden of College Loans on Graduates Grows." The article discusses the implications of the rise in student loan debt, a number that is increasing faster than credit card debt for the...

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Brian Jacob quoted in USA Today about significant changes in standardized test scores

Mar 7, 2011

Brian Jacob was quoted in a USA Today article called "When test scores seem too good to believe."The article discusses the findings of a USA Today investigation of the standardized test scores of students from six U.S. states—including Michigan—and...

Susan M. Dynarski quoted in Detroit Free Press about higher standards for state education exams

Feb 9, 2011

Susan M. Dynarski was quoted in a Detroit Free Press article called, "State raises bar on tests to prepare kids for college, careers." The article discusses a recent decision by the Michigan State Board of Education to raise the passing scores on...

Research by Susan M. Dynarski on academic redshirting cited in Newsweek Education

Feb 8, 2011

Research by Susan M. Dynarski was cited in a Newsweek Education article about academic redshirting called "The Problem With Holding Kids Back from Kindergarten."According to the article, researchers differ on whether the practice of delaying...

Brian Jacob's analysis confirms manipulation of New York State Regents Exam scores, featured in Wall Street Journal

Feb 2, 2011

Research by Brian Jacob appears in a Wall Street Journal article titled "Students' Regents Test Scores Bulge at 65." Jacob's research—commissioned by the Wall Street Journal—statistically analyzed data from the New York State Regents Exam, a series...

Susan Dynarski quoted in Detroit Free Press about college-level financial aid

Jan 17, 2011

Susan M. Dynarski was quoted in a Detroit Free Press article about college-level financial aid. The article, called "More aid and debt relief set for cash-strapped college students," discusses the increased availability of financial aid—offered at...

David Cohen, Susan Dynarski, and Brian Jacob named to RHSU's 2010 Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings

Jan 3, 2011

Three Ford School professors—David K. Cohen, Susan Dynarski, and Brian Jacob—were listed in an Education Week blog ranking edu-scholars "public presence" in 2010.The rankings were calculated based on researchers' contributions to education-related...

Susan Dynarski quoted in Wall Street Journal blog, "The Conflicting Charter-School Numbers"

Nov 19, 2010

Susan M. Dynarski was quoted in a Wall Street Journal blog about the research comparisons of student performance at charter schools versus traditional schools. Though many charter schools use a lottery system to select students, the systems aren't...

Brian Jacob's work cited in Inside Higher Ed article, “Cheating and the Generational Divide”

Nov 17, 2010

Brian A. Jacob's work was cited in an Inside Higher Ed article about shifting generational views of academic dishonesty. In the wake of a hotly debated cheating scandal at the University of Central Florida, many researchers are weighing-in on the...

Research by Brian A. Jacob cited in Science Daily article, “How Much Last Year's Teacher Affects This Year’s Test Scores”

Nov 15, 2010

A Science Daily article discusses research by Brian A. Jacob about the long-term added value of high quality teachers. Jacob’s study, conducted with researchers from Brigham Young University and published in The Journal of Human Resources, found...

Brian Jacob quoted in Macomb Daily article, "Privatization debate divides Oakland, Macomb schools"

Sep 19, 2010

Brian Jacob was quoted in a Macomb Daily article about the privatization debate in Oakland and Macomb county schools. To save money, many Michigan school districts are contracting out services such as custodial, food, and transportation. Though the...

Brian Jacob's research cited in The Washington Post, "What No Child Left Behind did and didn't do"

Sep 17, 2010

Brian Jacob's research about the impact of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act was cited in The Washington Post. The paper, written with Thomas S. Dee from the University of Virginia, reviewed existing NCLB research and synthesized the findings into...

Brian Jacob quoted in Detroit News, "Teachers rule in experimental school"

Sep 3, 2010

Brian Jacob spoke to the Detroit News about the success of a new teacher-led Detroit school set to open this fall, Palmer Park Preparatory Academy.Two lead teachers and an executive administrator will take over some of the duties previously held by...

Research by Susan M. Dynarski cited in article, "Is higher ed too high for Americans? Obama wants to restore U.S. to world lead in college graduates"

Aug 16, 2010

Research by Susan M. Dynarski was cited in an International Business Times article about the U.S. graduation rate ranking and President Obama's plan for improvement.Though the U.S. leads the world in higher education investment, and is competitive...

Brian Jacob quoted in Education Week article about success of ‘small schools’ model

Jun 24, 2010

Brian Jacob was quoted in an Education Week article about the release of a study on the success of ‘small’ New York City high schools. The study, published by MDRC, found that high school students from smaller schools (those with fewer than less...

Op-ed by Brian Jacob discusses impact of new Michigan Merit Curriculum requirements

Jun 14, 2010

Brian Jacob wrote an op-ed article in the Detroit Free Press about the challenges associated with new graduation requirements for Michigan high school students. He wrote, "educators and researchers should engage in a systematic, comprehensive...

Brian Jacob quoted in Detroit Free Press article, "Should we pay kids to excel in school?"

May 25, 2010

Brian Jacob spoke to the Detroit Free Press about proposed legislation to pay Detroit kids for doing well in school. Many disagree about whether an incentivized program, based on research conducted by Harvard University's Roland Fryer, is right for...

Brian Jacob quoted in Time article about incentive-based education research

Apr 8, 2010

At Time’s request, Brian Jacob reviewed the findings of an incentive-based education study for an article called "Should kids be bribed to do well in school?" The article describes a rigorous and unique experiment by Roland Fryer, Jr. that tested...

Brian Jacob interviewed by The Economist’s "Democracy in America" blog

Apr 2, 2010

Brian Jacob was interviewed for an education reform edition of The Economist’s blog "Democracy in America." In the blog, Jacob answered seven questions about current and proposed policies aimed at increasing the quality of teachers in the U.S. and...

Brian Jacob interviewed by Chicago Public Radio about school policies, teacher absenteeism

Feb 8, 2010

Brian Jacob spoke to Eight Forty-Eight, an award-winning WBEZ Chicago Public Radio show, about policy changes within the Chicago Public School system. Newly published research by Jacob examines the impacts of a policy giving principals the autonomy...

New study by Brian Jacob explores plagiarism education, prevention

Jan 27, 2010

According to new research by Brian Jacob and Thomas Dee, students are less likely to plagiarize when they are educated about plagiarism, rather than scared of getting caught. An Inside Higher Ed article explains that Jacob and Dee found an...

New research by Brian Jacob explores decline in public school teacher absenteeism based on the autonomy of principals to dismiss probationary teachers

Jan 21, 2010

According to new research by Brian Jacob, public school teachers took less time off when principals had more flexibility to dismiss them without completing elaborate documentation or attending a hearing.Two papers authored by Jacob examined a policy...

Brian Jacob op-ed in Detroit News, "Mend, don’t end 'No Child' reforms"

Jan 7, 2010

In nearly eight years, the federal No Child Left Behind school reforms have become perhaps the most controversial yet far-reaching educational policies of the past four decades. Opponents are turning their fire on No Child now that it is up for...

Paul N. Courant, James J. Duderstadt, and Edie N. Goldenberg pen op-ed about the need to support public research universities

Jan 6, 2010

In a recent op-ed in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Paul N. Courant, James J. Duderstadt, and Edie N. Goldenberg, discuss the importance of public research universities and suggest the federal government needs to help support graduate- and...

Paul N. Courant and Alexandra A. Killewald (PhD candidate) examine "grade inflation" using sociology, economics

Dec 16, 2009

An article, "Deflating the Grade Inflation Scare," published on Miller-McCune.com, describes grade trend research by Paul N. Courant and Alexandra A. Killewald (PhD candidate). Courant and Killewald's research, originally published in the Journal of...

New research by Brian Jacob shows results are mixed for impact of No Child Left Behind Act

Nov 19, 2009

Updated January 7: Read Brian's op-ed in the Detroit NewsBrian Jacob has co-authored the first known rigorous national impact evaluation of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, finding that the legislation has had mixed effects on student...

Susan Dynarski quoted in Inside Higher Ed article, "In Search of Evidence, and Acceptance"

Oct 14, 2009

Susan Dynarski was recently invited to attend a meeting organized by the University of Phoenix, the University of Southern California, and the Lumina Foundation for Education and then spoke with Inside Higher Ed about the event. The University of...