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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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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
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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)

Maternal education and birth outcomes

Aug 17, 2016, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Olga Yakusheva, associate professor of nursing and public health
Ford School
Policy Talks @ the Ford School

CANCELED: Mike Duggan, Mayor of Detroit

Mar 12, 2015, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
CANCELED
CLOSUP and EPI welcome Mayor of Detroit Mike Duggan for a Policy Talks @ the Ford School lecture.
Ford School

Ford School Reunion

Oct 4-5, 2019, 12:00-6:00 pm EDT
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall
We'll be celebrating this fall! Save the date and join us for the Ford School Reunion!
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Medical school salaries at Michigan

Mar 16, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Paul Courant, Professor of Public Policy & Jeffrey Smith, Professor of Economics and Public Policy
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

A talk by Carrie Xu, Economics and Information, and Ben Alcott, Education

Nov 4, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Carrie Xu, PhD student in Economics and Information on peer effects in a field experiment followed by a presentation by Ben Alcott, PhD student in Education, on whether progress assessments hinder equitable progress
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Deunionization and resources in education

Aug 31, 2016, 11:30 am-1:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Andrew Litten, PhD candidate in economics and public policy
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
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
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Texting students to help achieve their goals

Apr 13, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Phil Oreopoulos, Professor of Economics at University of Toronto
Ford School