K-12 Education

News

Cohodes receives funding to dig deeper into charter school impact

Oct 10, 2024

With a $275,000 grant from MIT Blueprint Labs, two University of Michigan professors will tease out why some schools better prepare students for college than others.The project is led by Sarah Cohodes, associate professor at the Ford School of...

Publication

Lessons learned: Urban charter schools demonstrate potential to improve student performance

Feb 22, 2024

While the merits of charter schools vs. traditional public schools are well-documented, some charter schools in urban areas can dramatically improve student achievement, especially among disadvantaged students, says a University of Michigan...

Publication

Ali calls for designation of K-12 schools as 'critical infrastructure'

Mar 29, 2023

As school shootings continue to be a problem facing America, policymakers can't seem to make progress when it comes to a response, whether that be improved mental health resources or gun control. Frustrated with the lackluster response, Javed Ali,...

News

Tompkins-Stange weighs in on no-strings-attached donations

Dec 5, 2022

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is changing the world of education philanthropy by giving no-strings-attached, multimillion-dollar donations to schools. Megan Tompkins-Stange, associate professor of public policy, analyzed the donations, and the...

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Detroiters say quality K-12 schools is top policy priority for November elections

Nov 3, 2022

Detroit residents say the quality of K-12 schools is their top priority for the November elections, followed closely by inflation, affordable housing, affordable health care, and crime. That's according to a new representative survey of...

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Math games: High 5s program brings the 'math out of play'

Apr 11, 2022

TAYLOR—While groups of first graders work in clusters at pods around the classroom, four children face their teacher at a U-shaped desk, backs straight and eyes alert as she deals cards to each of them. They're playing "Chocolate Chip Count," a...

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In the Media

Erb-Downward highlights discipline disparities in education

Feb 21, 2022 Michigan Advance

A new U-M publication found that Michigan students who have experienced homelessness are disproportionately suspended or expelled. Jennifer Erb-Downward, senior research associate at Poverty Solutions, described the finding's real-life...

In the Media

Jacob discusses chronic absenteeism fueled by pandemic

Feb 20, 2022 The Columbus Dispatch

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the nation are struggling with rising absenteeism rates. Brian Jacob, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy, weighed in on the issue. "There was a once-in-a-century global public...

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In the Media

Young provides context for proposed CRT legislation

Aug 1, 2021 Holland Sentinel

Michigan Senate Bill 460 was created in response to calls to ban schools from teaching critical race theory (CRT). Alford Young, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Department of Sociology and a professor of public policy and African and African...

U-M Poverty Solutions report on student absenteeism featured on Michigan Minds

Mar 15, 2019

Jennifer Erb-Downward, a Ford School researcher for U-M presidential initiative Poverty Solutions, was featured in the latest "MIchigan Minds" podcast on March 6. The interview explores a report from the reseach center about the degree, causes, and...

EPI Speaker Series

Developing a measure to assess racial equity-oriented social and emotional learning practices

Sep 14, 2023, 12:00-12:50 pm EDT

1230 Weill Hall

Despite the growing interest in social and emotional learning (SEL) implementation in K-12 settings, few measures exist to assess teachers’ SEL practices. In this talk, we describe the interactive mixed-method approach we took in developing the Racial Equity-oriented Social and Emotional Learning (REQSEL) practices measure.

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Cameras in the Classroom: Facial Recognition Technology in Schools

Sep 16, 2020, 1:00 pm EDT

This webinar is an opportunity to learn more about the new report Cameras in the Classroom: Facial Recognition Technology in Schools.

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

CIERS Seminar

Mar 28, 2018, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

Doctoral students Moffett and Deane will present their research, as follows:

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Do Students of Color and Low-Income Students Experience Lower-Quality Instruction? An Analysis of Panel Data From the MET Project

Mar 21, 2018, 8:40-9:10 am EDT

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)

Accountability and Literacy in Rural India

Mar 7, 2018, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

CLOSUP Lecture Series

Launching Michigan Education: an update on efforts to build a strong, thriving public education system in Michigan

Nov 12, 2018, 3:00-3:50 pm EST

Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (1120)

Join the Ford School's Michigan in Politics and Policy class to hear Randy Liepa, Superintendent of Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency discuss the current state of K-12 education in Michigan. This lecture is free and open to the public!

Christina Weiland: How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted young students’ learning

Aug 5, 2021 0:17:03

How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted younger students’ learning experiences?

Rucker Johnson: Why School Integration Works

Apr 17, 2019 1:15:49

Rucker Johnson talks about his new book "Children of the Dream: Why School Integration Works" April, 2019.