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Youth Policy Lab

The Youth Policy Lab coordinates activities to provide information and analyses that social services organizations need to do their jobs most effectively.

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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.

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.

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.

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Teacher Tenure, Performance Screens, and Teacher Improvement: Tenure Reform in New York City

Jan 11, 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.

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.

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Promises kept? Free community college and attainment in Tennessee

Nov 30, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Celeste Carruthers, associate professor in economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

The causes and consequences of teacher labor supply: New evidence from Michigan

Nov 16, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Daniel Hubbard, PhD candidate in economics

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Using causal research to inform public school district goal-setting and strategic Planning

Nov 9, 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.

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

EPI Speaker Series

With a little help from your friends: Evidence of peer effects from a field experiment

Sep 28, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Carrie Xu, PhD candidate in economics and information

Maternal Infant Health Programs: A Youth Policy Lab Brown Bag

Mar 20, 2018, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall 5th Floor Seminar Room (5240)

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

The effect of the Michigan Merit reforms on college enrollment and coursetaking

Oct 12, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Adam Stevenson, lecturer in economics

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Behavioral biases and the design of student loan repayment schemes

Oct 19, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Lesley Turner, assistant professor in economics, University of Maryland

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Integrating early-life shocks and human capital investments

Oct 26, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Valentina Duque, postdoctoral fellow in Population Studies Center

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Impact of high school mathematics credits on income: Evidence to shocks to teachers' labor supply

Nov 2, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Alfredo Sosa, PhD Candidate in education and economics

Youth Policy Lab

The Youth Policy Lab coordinates activities to provide information and analyses that social services organizations need to do their jobs most effectively. They develop close, sustainable partnerships with state and local agencies, and help connect...

2022 Commencement - Michael Barr: Opening remarks

Apr 30, 2022 0:12:49

Ford School Dean, Michael S. Barr, welcomes graduates and their families and gives opening remarks for the 2022 Ford School Commencement. April, 2022.

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2022 Commencement - Crystal Olalde-Garcia: Remarks on behalf of MPP/MPA class

Apr 30, 2022 0:06:08

Crystal Olalde-Garcia gives remarks on behalf of graduating MPP/MPA class at the 2022 Ford School Commencement. April, 2022.

2022 Commencement - Gerald Sill: Remarks on behalf of BA class

Apr 30, 2022 0:05:06

Gerald Sill gives remarks on behalf of the graduating BA class at the 2022 Ford School Commencement. April, 2022.

2022 Commencement - Betsey Stevenson: Remarks on behalf of the faculty

Apr 30, 2022 0:10:11

Betsey Stevenson gives the remarks on behalf of the faculty at the 2022 Ford School Commencement. April, 2022.

2022 Commencement - Julian Brave NoiseCat: Charge of the class

Apr 30, 2022 0:34:27

Julian Brave NoiseCat gives the 2022 Commencement Charge of the Class. April, 2022.

2022 Commencement - Susan Collins: Remarks

Apr 30, 2022 0:03:26

U-M Provost Susan Collins welcomes the class of 2022. April, 2022.

2022 Commencement - Paul Brown: Remarks

Apr 30, 2022 0:02:44

U-M Regent Paul Brown speech at the 2022 Ford School Commencement. April, 2022.

2022 Ford School Commencement

Apr 30, 2022 1:52:40

The Ford School is proud to celebrate the achievements of the graduating classes of 2022!

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Tools for influence and action

Nov 15, 2021 0:48:00

With a firm grounding in social science research and quantitative analysis, real-world policy issues are woven throughout our rigorous, hands-on curriculum. November, 2021.

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