Education Policy Initiative

  1. January 26, 2023

    Transitional kindergarten widely available, supported

    New findings by U-M’s Education Policy Initiative provide the first systematic description of transitional kindergarten, one of the largest early learning options the state funds.

  2. May 10, 2022

    Public school investment reduces adult crime, study shows

    Increased investment in public schools pays off through reductions in adult crime, according to a new U-M study from the Ford School’s Education Policy Initiative.

  3. May 19, 2021

    Report: HAIL scholarship program boosts students’ trajectory

    HAIL, a U-M scholarship program that launched five years ago for high achieving, low-income students in Michigan, has boosted applications and enrollment while helping to diversify the student body.

  4. July 20, 2020

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  5. December 1, 2016

    Survey shows charter school practices similar to public schools

    A new study by U-M’s Education Policy Initiative shows Michigan’s charter schools follow similar practices as the traditional public schools that their students would otherwise attend.