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Ford School’s Katherine Michelmore Senate testimony - “Assessing 25 years of the Child Tax Credit”

Jul 13, 2023

Ford School Associate Professor Katherine Michelmore testified before the United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, sharing her insights into the effectiveness, and drawbacks, of the first 25 years of the Child Tax...

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El-Sayed testifies to Senate Budget Committee on Medicare for All

May 23, 2022

On May 12, Abdul El-Sayed, the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, testified before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee hearing titled “Medicare for All: Protecting Health, Saving Lives, Saving Money.” El-Sayed was...

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Senate testimony by Stevenson links labor supply and inflation

Mar 23, 2022

In testimony before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Ford School economics and public policy professor Betsey Stevenson examined, "the link between the labor market, families, caregiving, and the risk of higher future...

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Stevenson testifies on the need for more affordable childcare

Mar 2, 2022

Ford School economics professor Betsey Stevenson testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, in a hearing about "how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the already struggling child care sector, and the resulting...

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Lawmakers seek out U-M faculty for expertise on various topics

Dec 1, 2021

Federal lawmakers continue to seek out University of Michigan faculty members to lend their expertise and knowledge to help inform federal policy. In the last year, 13 U-M faculty members and researchers testified at 14 congressional hearings...

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Brittney Barros briefs Congress on foster care legislation

Nov 3, 2021

Brittney Barros, dual MSW and MPP student, will brief Congress this week on the Protecting Sibling Relationships in Foster Care Act, legislation which Barros developed as a 2018 intern with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI)....

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Shaefer testifies about the impact of the Child Tax Credit before the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis

Sep 22, 2021

On September 22, Luke Shaefer, the Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy, testified before the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. The hearing also included four other invited experts to speak...

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Equity considerations must be an integral part of energy research and development, Parthasarathy tells Congressional committee

Jul 16, 2021

"We are not accustomed to thinking about equity in the context of innovation. But in recent years, we have begun to recognize that marginalized communities (including those who are low-income and those who come from historically disadvantaged...

Shobita Parthasarathy delivers testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy

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Dynarski testifies on tax reform

Jun 30, 2021 Inside Higher Ed

On Tuesday, Susan Dynarski, professor of public policy, education and economics, testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on how current tax benefits aren't reaching the students they are meant to help. “The education tax benefits...

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Stevenson addresses child care in Senate committee testimony

Jun 24, 2021

The importance of access to child care in the economic recovery was emphasized by Ford School economics professor Betsey Stevenson in testimony before the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Wednesday, June 23. "The choices you...

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Erb-Downward testifies at U.S. House hearing on student homelessness

May 19, 2021 Watch the hearing

Jennifer Erb-Downward, senior research associate at Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan, testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education on Wednesday, May 19. The hearing was...

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Ford School expert tells lawmakers: Equity needs to go hand-in-hand with innovation in energy, climate

Mar 3, 2021

Pursuing energy and climate innovations grows ever more critical, but must include the involvement and participation of marginalized, vulnerable communities from the beginning. That's the message Ford School professor and director of the Science,...

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Parthasarathy testifies about equity in innovation before key Congressional subcommittee

Feb 25, 2021

On February 25, Shobita Parthasarathy testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies. The hearing included four invited experts to speak about energy and climate innovation issues....

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congressional testimony

Ford School’s Katherine Michelmore Senate testimony - “Assessing 25 years of the Child Tax Credit”

El-Sayed testifies to Senate Budget Committee on Medicare for All

Senate testimony by Stevenson links labor supply and inflation

Stevenson testifies on the need for more affordable childcare

Lawmakers seek out U-M faculty for expertise on various topics

Brittney Barros briefs Congress on foster care legislation

Shaefer testifies about the impact of the Child Tax Credit before the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis

Equity considerations must be an integral part of energy research and development, Parthasarathy tells Congressional committee

Dynarski testifies on tax reform

Stevenson addresses child care in Senate committee testimony

Erb-Downward testifies at U.S. House hearing on student homelessness

Ford School expert tells lawmakers: Equity needs to go hand-in-hand with innovation in energy, climate

Parthasarathy testifies about equity in innovation before key Congressional subcommittee

Dynarski testifies before House Subcommittee on Education and Labor

Joshua Rivera testifies before U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee

Luke Shaefer: Recognizing and Building on the Success of Pandemic Relief Programs

Parthasarathy testifies to the House Appropriations Committee

Sue Dynarski on The Cost of Non Completion: Improving Student Outcomes in Higher Education