Lauren B. Slagter

Senior Communications Specialist, Poverty Solutions

734-929-8027 [email protected]

Lauren Slagter is a senior communications specialist at Poverty Solutions, sharing the impact of the initiative’s research with members of the media and the public. Previously, Slagter spent eight years as a daily news reporter, primarily covering education and housing at MLive / The Ann Arbor News, Kokomo Tribune in Indiana, and Big Rapids Pioneer. Her reporting examined how Michigan’s school choice policy and school funding model contributes to inequity, the impact of poverty on students’ learning, how the housing voucher system contributes to segregation in Washtenaw County, and other issues related to poverty. Slagter’s reporting received numerous awards from the Associated Press, Michigan Press Association, and Hoosier State Press Association. She has a degree in journalism from Grand Valley State University.

Educational background

BA in journalism, Grand Valley State University

News
Amplifying youth voices to drive change in Detroit
Sep 7, 2022
Imagine, summer vacation is coming to an end and you must start school next week, but you haven’t been able to shower in a week. Would you be able to focus on school? That was the question posed by a group of teens and young adults advocating for...
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U.S. households in better financial shape at end of 2021 than pre-pandemic
Mar 28, 2022
U.S. households were in a better financial position, on average, at the end of last year than in 2019, despite widespread joblessness and economic uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new University of Michigan...
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Poverty Solutions marks five years of research, policy impact
Mar 21, 2022
Since its launch in 2016, Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan has built an action-based research program that has informed efforts to prevent and alleviate poverty in Michigan and across the country. As the universitywide initiative...
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Detroit parents less likely to vaccinate themselves than non-parents, leads to low youth vaccination rates
Mar 9, 2022
Just under half (49%) of Detroit parents and guardians of children under 18 reported at the end of 2021 that they had been vaccinated against COVID-19, compared to 75% of adults who do not live with children. These relatively low vaccination...

Getting Stuff Done
Getting the story told and working with the media

Apr 12, 2022, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

Join the Program in Practical Policy Engagement for a workshop on developing your message, telling your story, and utilizing traditional and social channels to get the word out.

Getting the story told and working with the media
Apr 12, 2022 0:58:53

Mara Ostfeld and Lauren Slagter will share their experiences on what makes a successful story, how to effectively pitch your idea to journalists, work with reporters, and prepare for interviews. April, 2022.

Lauren B. Slagter

Educational background

News

Amplifying youth voices to drive change in Detroit

U.S. households in better financial shape at end of 2021 than pre-pandemic

Poverty Solutions marks five years of research, policy impact

Detroit parents less likely to vaccinate themselves than non-parents, leads to low youth vaccination rates

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