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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Undergraduate Research Experience and Persistence in STEM

Feb 15, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 1220
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

The Echo of a Promise: The Impact of State-Designated Michigan Promise Zones

Feb 8, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 1220
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
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Failure Factories: When Education Policies Desert Our Children

Feb 1, 2017, 4:00 pm EST
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120)
The Ford School is pleased to welcome 2016 Livingston Award winners Lisa Gartner, Michael LaForgia, and Nathaniel Lash for a panel discussion on "Failure Factories" - their coverage of what happend after the Pinellas County School Board abandoned integration. A 2017 Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium event.
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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

The Impact of Charter Schools on Student Achievement: New Evidence from Michigan

Feb 1, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 1220
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

An Experimental Analysis of Cream Skimming in Public Schools of Choice

Jan 25, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 1220
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Linking U.S. school district test score distributions to a common scale

Dec 7, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 3240
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Advanced math course-taking in Michigan

Oct 5, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Sarah Cannon, postdoctoral fellow at Education Policy Initiative
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Community Colleges in the National Spotlight: Discussion with Former White House Deputy Director James Kvaal

Sep 16, 2016, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT
School of Education Prechter Lab, Room 2202
CCIRF is delighted to kick off the new academic year with a luncheon discussion with higher education expert James Kvaal, currently Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence at the Ford School. Kvaal played a leading role in the Obama Administration on issues related to higher education, including helping to shape the White House proposal on free community college.
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Peer effects in education: A field experiment

Jul 13, 2016, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Carrie Xu, PhD candidate in economics and information
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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Gender gaps in STEM college major choices

Jun 22, 2016, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Molly Hawkins, PhD candidate in economics
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EPI Speaker Series

Restructuring student loans: Lessons from abroad

Jun 13, 2016, 1:00-5:00 pm EDT
Washington, DC
Education Policy Initiative is pleased to host a free and public conference in Washington, DC on student debt policies with international and US-based student loan experts.
Ford School
EPI Speaker Series

What works in early childhood education: A discussion with four scholars

Mar 22, 2016, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
School of Education, Prechter Lab #2202
The Education Policy Initiative and School of Education welcomes four key scholars to discuss what works - and doesn’t - in early childhood education.  Panelists include Daphna Bassok, education policy professor at the University of Virginia; Howard Bloom, chief social scientist at MDRC; Christina Weiland, assistant professor of education at the University of Michigan; and Hirokazu Yoshikawa, professor of globalization and education at New York University. 
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Presentations at AEFP's 41st Annual Conference

Mar 17, 2016, 8:00 am EDT
Denver, Colorado
Please join us as EPI researchers and affiliated researchers present 23 papers at AEFP’s 41st annual conference in Denver, Colorado. The presentations highlight EPI’s ongoing work in education policy research, from early education through the labor market.
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