Departments and Research Centers

Education Policy Initiative

The Education Policy Initiative (EPI) is a program within the Ford School that brings together nationally-recognized education policy scholars focused on the generation and dissemination of policy-relevant education research.

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The EPI/CLOSUP Michigan School Districts Conference

Dec 5, 2007, 12:00 am EST
Ann Arbor
OverviewThe goal of this conference is to provide school district leaders and EPIresearchers an opportunity to exchange ideas and to brainstorm about potential collaborations. Researchers will present case studies of academic studies that have been conducted in collaboration with school districts, with a special focus on the research process.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Virtual schooling: New evidence from Florida

Mar 11, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Brian Jacob, Professor Public Policy and Education.
Ford School
CLOSUP Lecture Series, EPI Speaker Series

Opportunity in Michigan: Lessons from leading education states

Nov 9, 2016, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EST
Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)
Free and open to the public.Pizza lunch provided at 11:25am to the first 100 guests.Sponsored by: The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP)Co-sponsored by: The Education Policy Initiative (EPI) and the University of Michigan School of EducationFor more information visit www.closup.umich.edu or call 734-647-4091.  Follow on Twitter @closup
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Impact of tuition deregulation in Texas

Aug 12, 2015, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Kevin Stange, Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Ford School

Improving Equality of Opportunity in America: New Insights from Big Data

Jun 21, 2018, 4:00-5:20 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)
This talk will show how children’s chances of climbing the income ladder vary across neighborhoods, analyze the sources of racial disparities in intergenerational mobility, and discuss the role of higher education in creating greater income mobility. 
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Preference sets applied to peer grading

May 20, 2015, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Jared Tritz, PhD student in School of Information
Ford School
EPI Speaker Series

APPAM 2017 Fall Research Conference

Nov 2-4, 2017, 8:00 am-5:00 pm EDT
Hyatt Regency, Regency Ballroom West Tower
Join EPI's scholars at 27 roundtables, panels and poster sessions, and help us to celebrate Susan Dynarski's selection as the recipient of APPAM's Spencer Award for transformative work in education policy research.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Sarah Cohodes: Can Successful Schools Replicate? Scaling Up Boston’s Charter School Sector

Jan 10, 2018, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 3240
Sarah Cohodes will present work with Elizabeth Setren and Chris Walters titled "Can Successful Schools Replicate? Scaling Up Boston’s Charter School Sector."AbstractIn a climate of school turnarounds, charter school conversions, and new school openings, an important question is whether schools that boost student outcomes can reproduce their success at new campuses. We study a policy reform that allowed effective charter schools in Boston, Massachusetts to replicate their school models at new locations. Estimates based on randomized admission lotteries show that replicate charter schools generate large achievement gains on par with those produced by their parent campuses. The average effectiveness of Boston’s charter middle school sector increased after the reform despite a doubling of charter market share.  
Ford School

Susan Dynarski at TEDx Indianapolis Viewing Party

Oct 20, 2015, 2:30-4:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, #1230 O'Neill Classroom
Susan Dynarski, co-director of Education Policy Initiative and Professor of Public Policy, Education and Economics at the University of Michigan, will be a featured presenter at TEDx Indianapolis. The Education Policy Initiative will host a viewing party of her livestreamed presentation. Snacks and drinks provided.
Ford School