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U-M-led study focuses on how schools successfully launch high-quality early learning curricula

Mar 10, 2026

Christina Weiland, co-director of U-M's Education Policy Initiative as well as a professor of education and public policy, discusses her team's research on early-learning curricula implementation across the country.

As Gates Foundation signals shift on education, the media turns to Tompkins-Stange

Nov 9, 2017

When the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced changes in its approach to education philanthropy, many in the media turned to Megan Tompkins-Stange, author of Policy Patrons: Philanthropy, Education Reform, and the Politics of Influence (Harvard ...

Policy Patrons in WaPo, "Obama's ed department and Gates fdn were closer than you thought"

Aug 25, 2016

Policy Patrons, a recently published book by Megan Tompkins-Stange, is the focus of the Washington Post article, “Obama’s education department and Gates foundation were closer than you thought.” “Policy Patrons looks at the effect of the unprecedente...

Central Bank of the Future Conference 2020: Building a financial system for a more inclusive economy

Nov 18, 2020, All Day

This event will be virtual.

The University of Michigan's Center on Finance, Law & Policy and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco are co-hosting the second “Central Bank of the Future” Conference on Monday-Wednesday November 16 – 18, 2020, and we hope that you can join us from 12-4 EST.