Publications

Study Title Principal Investigator (PI) Papers and Reports
School Discipline for Students with Disabilities Kaitlin Anderson, Lehigh University Anderson, K. P. (2020). The Relationship Between Inclusion, Absenteeism, and Disciplinary Outcomes for Students With Disabilities. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 0162373720968558
Teacher Labor Markets Joshua Cowen and Katharine Strunk Brunner, E., Cowen, J. M., Strunk, K. O., Drake, S. (2019). Teacher labor market responses to statewide reform: Evidence from Michigan. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 41(4), 403-425

Anderson, K. P. (2021). The Impact of Teacher Labor Market Reforms on Student Achievement: Evidence from Michigan. Education Finance and Policy., 1–43.

Strunk, K. O., Cowen, J., Goldhaber, D., Marianno, B. D., Theobald, R., Kilbride, T. (2022). Public school teacher contracts and state-level reforms: assessing changes to collective bargaining restrictiveness across three states. American Educational Research Journal, 59(3), 538-573.

Reports:
Kilbride, T., Strunk, K. O., Rogers, S., Anderson, J., Turner, M. (2021). Michigan Teacher Shortage Study: Initial Report.

Hopkins, B., Kilbride, T., Strunk, K. O. (2021). Trends in Michigan’s K-12 Public School Teaching Workforce.
The School Choice Policy Center: Improving Policy, Implementation, and Outcomes for Disadvantaged Students (REACH)Joshua CowenEdwards, D.S.. Another One Rides the Bus: The Impact of School Transportation on Student Outcomes in Michigan. Education Finance and Policy.

School Discipline for Students with Disabilities

Kaitlin Anderson, Lehigh University

Anderson, K. P. (2020). The Relationship Between Inclusion, Absenteeism, and Disciplinary Outcomes for Students With Disabilities. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 0162373720968558

Teacher Labor Markets

Joshua Cowen and Katharine Strunk

Brunner, E., Cowen, J. M., Strunk, K. O., & Drake, S. (2019). Teacher labor market responses to statewide reform: Evidence from Michigan. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 41(4), 403-425

Anderson, K. P. (2021). The Impact of Teacher Labor Market Reforms on Student Achievement: Evidence from Michigan. Education Finance and Policy., 1–43. https://doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a_00351

Strunk, K. O., Cowen, J., Goldhaber, D., Marianno, B. D., Theobald, R., & Kilbride, T. (2022). Public school teacher contracts and state-level reforms: assessing changes to collective bargaining restrictiveness across three states. American Educational Research Journal, 59(3), 538-573.

Reports:
Kilbride, T., Strunk, K. O., Rogers, S., Anderson, J., & Turner, M. (2021). Michigan Teacher Shortage Study: Initial Report.

Hopkins, B., Kilbride, T., & Strunk, K. O. (2021). Trends in Michigan’s K-12 Public School Teaching Workforce.

Teacher Labor Markets

Joshua Cowen

Drake, S., & Cowen, J. (2022). Deurbanization and the Struggle to Sustain a Black Teaching Corps: Evidence From Michigan. Educational Researcher, 51(1), 27-39

Drake, S., Auletto, A., & Cowen, J. M. (2019). Grading teachers: Race and gender differences in low evaluation ratings and teacher employment outcomes. American Educational Research Journal, 56(5), 1800-1833

The School Choice Policy Center: Improving Policy, Implementation, and Outcomes for Disadvantaged Students (REACH)

Joshua Cowen

Edwards, D.S.. Another One Rides the Bus: The Impact of School Transportation on Student Outcomes in Michigan. Education Finance and Policy.

Increasing College Opportunities for Low-Income Students

Susan Dynarski, Harvard University and Katherine Michelmore, University of Michigan

Dynarski, S., Libassi, C. J., Michelmore, K., & Owen, S. (2021). Closing the gap: The effect of reducing complexity and uncertainty in college pricing on the choices of low-income students. American Economic Review, 111(6), 1721-56.

Burland, E., Dynarski, S., Michelmore, K., Owen, S., & Raghuraman, S. (2022). The Power of Certainty: Experimental Evidence on the Effective Design of Free Tuition Programs (No. w29864). National Bureau of Economic Research.

Reports:
Camo-Biogradlija, J., Dynarski, S., Michelmore, K., Wagner Lam, N., & Owen, S. (2021, April). Increasing Economic Diversity at a Flagship University. Education Policy Initiative. https://edpolicy.umich.edu/research/epi-policy-briefs/increasing-economic-diversity-flagship-university

 

Measuring and Understanding the Effectiveness of Michigan Charter Schools

Susan Dynarski and Brian Jacob

Dynarski, S., Hubbard, D., Jacob, B., & Robles, S. (2018). Estimating the effects of a large for-profit charter school operator (No. w24428). National Bureau of Economic Research.

The Effect of Autism Insurance Mandates on Special Education Identification and Academic Performance

Scott Imberman

Acton, R., Imberman, S., & Lovenheim, M. (2021). Do Health Insurance Mandates Spillover to Education? Evidence from Michigan’s Autism Insurance Mandate. Journal of Health Economics, 102489. https://www.nber.org/papers/w26079

Reports:
Acton, R. K., Imberman, S., & Lovenheim, M. (2019, July 22). Do Health Insurance Mandates Spillover to Education? Evidence from Michigan’s Autism Insurance Mandate. NBER. https://www.nber.org/papers/w26079

Acton, R., Imberman, S., & Lovenheim, M. (2019). Do Health Insurance Mandates Spillover to Education? Evidence from Michigan’s Autism Insurance Mandate. CESifo. https://www.cesifo.org/en/publikationen/2019/working-paper/do-health-insurance-mandates-spillover-education-evidence

The Impact of Community College Subsidies on Postsecondary Outcomes

Scott Imberman

Acton, R. K. (2021). Community college program choices in the wake of local job losses. Journal of Labor Economics, 39(4), 000-000.
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/712555

Acton, Riley. Effects of Reduced Community College Tuition on College Choices and Degree Completion. Education Finance and Policy, 16(3), 2021.

Career and technical education in Michigan: access and participation.

Brian Jacob

Jacob B. & Guardiola J. (2020). Career and technical education in Michigan: access and participation. Retrieved fromhttps://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/publications/career-and-technical-education-in-michigan-access-and-participation/

Jacob, B., & Guardiola, J. (2021, May). Career Technical Education in Michigan- Students with Disabilities. Youth Policy Lab. https://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/publications/career-technical-education-in-michigan-students-with-disabilities/

AdviseMI Evaluation

Brian Jacob

Jacob, B., Camo-Biogradlija, J., Chong, S., & Rajaram, H. (2022, March). Re-Imagining AdviseMI to Boost College Enrollment. Youth Policy Lab. https://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/publications/re-imagining-advisemi-to-boost-college-enrollment/

Detroit NAF Academies

Brian Jacob

Youth Policy Lab & NAF. (n.d.). NAF Students in Detroit. Youth Policy Lab. https://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/publications/naf-students-in-detroit/

Summer Youth Employment-Michigan

Brian Jacob

Jacob B. & Guardiola J. (2020). Grow Detroit’s Young Talent: Multi-Cohort Analysis and Completion Rates. Retrieved fromhttps://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/publications/grow-detroits-young-talent-2019/

Jacob, B., Lovett, K., & Gross, M. (2018, April). Grow Detroit’s Young Talent. Youth Policy Lab. https://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/publications/grow-detroits-young-talent/

The Determinants and Consequences of Child Abuse on Educational Outcomes

Brian Jacob and Joe Ryan

Gross, M (2020). Foster Care & Children's Well-Being. Retrieved from: https://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/uploads/foster-care-and-children%E2%80%99s-wellbeing_web.pdf

Ryan, J. P., Jacob, B. A., Gross, M., Perron, B. E., Moore, A., & Ferguson, S. (2018). Early exposure to child maltreatment and academic outcomes. Child maltreatment, 23(4), 365-375.

Jacob, B. A., & Ryan, J. (2018). How life outside of a school affects student performance in school. Economic Studies at Brookings.
https://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/uploads/jacobs-and-ryan-report.pdf

Juvenile Justice and Education Outcomes

Brian Jacob and Joe Ryan

Baron, E. J., Hyman, J. M., & Vasquez, B. N. (2022). Public School Funding, School Quality, and Adult Crime (No. w29855). National Bureau of Economic Research.

Study of Educational Attainment in Metro Detroit

Robin Jacob

Brockman, S. Chong, S. Camo-Biogradlija, J. & Jacob, R. (2021). Detroit Student's College Pathways and Outcomes. Retrieved From:https://youthpolicylab.umich.edu/publications/detroit-students-college-pathways-and-outcomes/

Reports:
https://www.detroitchamber.com/soe/

CALDER Academic Mobility Project

Tara Kilbride

Austin, W., Figlio, D., Goldhaber, D., Hanushek, E., Kilbride, T., Koedel, C., Sean Lee, J., Lou, J., Özek, U., Parsons, E., Rivkin, S., Sass, T., & Strunk, K. (2021). Academic Mobility in U.S. Public Schools: Evidence from Nearly 3 Million Students. CALDER Working Paper No. 227-0821-2

Austin, W., Figlio, D., Goldhaber, D., Hanushek, E. A., Kilbride, T., Koedel, C., ... & Strunk, K. O. (2021). Academic Mobility in US Public Schools: Evidence from Nearly 3 Million Students. Working Paper No. 227-0220-2. National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER).

Student Enrollment and Mobility in Metro Detroit

Sarah Lenhoff

Lenhoff, S. W. (2020). Unregulated open enrollment and inequitable access to schools of choice. Peabody Journal of Education, 95(3), 248–271. https://doi.org/10.1080/0161956X.2020.1776072

Lenhoff, S. W., Singer, J., Pogodzinski, B., & Cook, W. (2020). Exiting Detroit for school: Inequitable choice sets and school quality. Journal of Education Policy, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2020.1856932

Pogodzinski, B., Cook, W., Lenhoff, S. W., & Singer, J. (2021). School climate and student mobility. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2021.1901121

Singer, J., & Lenhoff, S. W. (2022). Race, geography, and school choice policy: A critical analysis of Detroit students’ suburban school choices. AERA Open, 8(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584211067202

Singer, J., Pogodzinski, B., Lenhoff, S. W., & Cook, W. (2021). Advancing an ecological approach to chronic absenteeism: Evidence from Detroit. Teachers College Record, 123(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/016146812112300406

Cook, W., Lenhoff, S., Pogodzinski, B., & Singer J. (2019). Student Exit, Mobility, and Attendance in Detroit. Wayne State University College of Education. Retrieved from Wayne State University website:

Reports:
Lenhoff, S. W., Pogodzinski, B., Singer, J., & Cook, W. (2019). Student exit, mobility, and attendance in Detroit. Retrieved from Wayne State University website: go. wayne. edu/DetEdResearch.

Lenhoff, S. W., Pogodzinski, B., Singer, J., & Cook, W. (2019). Exiting Detroit for School Inequitable Choice Sets and School Quality. Retrieved from Wayne State University website: go. wayne. edu/DetEdResearch.

Lenhoff, S. W., Pogodzinski, B., Singer, J., & Cook, W. (2019). School Characteristics and Student Mobility in Detroit. Retrieved from https://education.wayne.edu/detroit_ed_research/3school_characteristics_and_student_mobility_in_detroit_1021.pdf

Lenhoff, S. W., Pogodzinski, B., Singer, J., & Cook, W. (2019). Geography, School Type, and High School Attendance in Detroit. Retrieved from
https://education.wayne.edu/detroit_ed_research/geography_etc_in_detroit_1015.pdf

 

Lenhoff, S. & Singer, J. (2020). Attendance Throughout the Seasons in the Detroit Public Schools Community District Retrieved from
https://education.wayne.edu/detroit_ed_research/6attendance_throughout_the_seasons_1021.pdf 

Racial and Economic Inequality in High School Degree Attainment: Unpacking Trajectories of Disadvantage in Student Administrative Data

Katherine Michelmore and Peter Rich

Michelmore, K., & Rich, P. (2022). Contextual Origins of Black-White Educational Disparities in the 21st Century: Evaluating Long-Term Disadvantage Across Three Domains. Social Forces.

Michigan Merit Curriculum Study

Barbara Schneider and Kenneth Frank

Kim, S., Wallsworth, G., Xu, R., Schneider, B., Frank, K., Jacob, B., & Dynarski, S. (2019). The impact of the Michigan Merit Curriculum on high school math course-taking. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 41(2), 164-188.

Understanding the Association between Homelessness and Housing Instability and Educational Outcomes Among Michigan Students

Luke Shaefer

Schaefer, L & Evangelist, M. (2019). No Place Called Home: Student Homelessness Prevalence and Structural Correlates. Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan Working Paper Series, No. 6-19. ; Erb-Downward J. & Blacklesee M. (2021) Recognizing Trauma: Why Schools Discipline Needs To Consider Student Homelessness. Poverty Solutions, University of Michigan. 1-8.

Reports:
https://poverty.umich.edu/publications/recognizing-trauma-why-school-discipline-reform-needs-to-consider-student-homelessness/

https://poverty.umich.edu/research-funding-opportunities/data-tools/michigan-school-discipline-rates-among-homeless-students/

http://sites.fordschool.umich.edu/poverty2021/files/2021/08/Educational-Implications-of-Homelessness-and-Housing-Instability-in-Detroit-2021.pdf

Age at Time of Kindergarten Entry and Special Education Service Receipt

Anna Shapiro

Shapiro, Anna . (2020). Over Diagnosed or Over Looked? The Effect of Age at Time of School Entry On Students Receiving Special Education Services. (EdWorkingPaper: 20-259). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University:https://doi.org/10.26300/5ccm-xh14

The Effects of COVID-19 on Public School Enrollment in Michigan

Kevin Stange

Musaddiq, T.,Stange, K. M.,Bacher-Hicks, A & Goodman, J. (2021). The Pandemic’s Effect on Private Schools. National Bureau of Economic Research, Working Paper #29262. Demand for Public Schools, Homeschooling, and DOI.10.3386/w29262

Reports:
https://edpolicy.umich.edu/sites/epi/files/2021-09/pandemic_effect_sept2021_final.pdf

Competency-Based Education

Katharine Strunk

Reports:
Competency-Based Education in Michigan's 21J Pilot Districts: Case Studies of Implementation and Innovation
https://epicedpolicy.org/cbe-in-mis-21j-pilot-districts-case-studies-of-implementation-and-innovation/

Competency-Based Education in Michigan's 21J Pilot Districts: An Early Analysis of Implementation and Innovation
https://epicedpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/CBE_Policy_Brief_June2021.pdf

Choice and Mobility

Katharine Strunk

Anderson, K. P., & Nagel, J. (2020). Crossing over? Mobility of early career charter and traditional public school teachers during an era of reform. Journal of School Choice, 14(3), 395-428.

Edwards, D. S. (2021). Over the River and through the Woods: The Role of Distance in Participation in Rural School Choice. Journal of School Choice, 15(4), 624-654.

Reports:
Motor City Miles: Student Travel to Schools In and Around Detroit
https://epicedpolicy.org/motor-city-miles/

Schools of Choice: Access to Non-Resident Options
https://epicedpolicy.org/schools-of-choice-access-to-non-resident-options/

The Road to School
https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/97151/the_road_to_school_6.pdf

Who Chooses? Charter and Non-Resident School Enrollment in Michigan
https://epicedpolicy.org/who-chooses-charter-and-non-resident-school-enrollment-in-michigan/

Evaluation of the Partnership District Model

Katharine Strunk

COVID-19 and Michigan Lowest Performing Schools
https://epicedpolicy.org/covid-19-and-michigans-lowest-performing-schools/

Human Capital in Michigan's Partnership Schools and Other Low Performing Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic
https://epicedpolicy.org/human-capital-in-michigans-partnership-schools-and-other-low-performing-schools-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Partnership Turnaround Annual Reports
https://epicedpolicy.org/partnership-turnaround-year-one-report/
https://epicedpolicy.org/partnership-turnaround-year-two-report/
https://epicedpolicy.org/partnership-turnaround-year-three-report/

The Efficacy and Implementation of Michigan's Partnership Model of School and District Turnaround: Mixed-Methods Evidence from the First Two Years of Reform Implementation
https://epicedpolicy.org/michigan-partnership-model-working-paper/

Read by Grade Three Evaluation

Katharine Strunk

Michigan's Read by Grade Three Law: Annual Reports
https://epicedpolicy.org/rbg3-year-one-report/
https://epicedpolicy.org/rbg3-year-two-report/

Preliminary Read by Grade Three Retention Estimates
https://epicedpolicy.org/preliminary-read-by-grade-three-retention-estimates/

Read by Grade Three Law Initial Retention Decisions
https://epicedpolicy.org/read-by-grade-three-law-initial-retention-decisions/

Estimated Read by Grade Three Retention Rates
https://epicedpolicy.org/2020-estimated-read-by-grade-three-retention-rates/
https://epicedpolicy.org/report-estimated-read-by-grade-three-retention-rates/

Competency-Based Education (CBE)

Katharine Strunk

Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2021a, June). Competency-Based Education in Michigan’s 21J Pilot Districts: An Early Analysis of Implementation and Innovation. https://epicedpolicy.org/competency-based-education-in-michigan/

Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2021b, November). Competency-Based Education in Michigan’s 21j Pilot Districts: Case Studies of Implementation and Innovation. https://epicedpolicy.org/cbe-in-mis-21j-pilot-districts-case-studies-of-implementation-and-innovation/

Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2020a, May). Interim results from a study of Michigan’s 21j districts implementing Competency-Based Education. https://epicedpolicy.org/2019-interim-results-from-cbe-briefing/

Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2021, May). Pedal to the Metal: Inconsistencies in Student Advancement in Personalized Learning Environments. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CBE-_working_paper_5-6-21.pdf

Choice and Mobility

Katharine Strunk

Anderson, K. P., & Nagel, J. (2020). Crossing Over? Mobility of Early Career Charter and Traditional Public School Teachers during an Era of Reform. Journal of School Choice, 14(3), 395–428. https://doi.org/10.1080/15582159.2020.1718955

 

Edwards, D. S. (2021). Just Out of Reach? Unrestrained Supply, Constrained Demand, and Access to Effective Schools in and Around Detroit. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 43(3), 391–418. https://doi.org/10.3102/0162373721996738

Edwards, D. S. (2021b). Over the River and through the Woods: The Role of Distance in Participation in Rural School Choice. Journal of School Choice, 15(4), 624–654. https://doi.org/10.1080/15582159.2021.1885969

Edwards, D. M. (2021). MANY THE MILES TO SCHOOL: THE ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL AND SCHOOL LOCATION IN CHOOSING AND GOING TO SCHOOL. Michigan State University. https://d.lib.msu.edu/etd/49831/datastream/OBJ/view

Urban Institute Student Transportation Working Group. (2018, March). The Road to School: How Far Students Travel to School in the Choice-Rich Cities of Denver, Detroit, New Orleans, New York City, and Washington, DC. Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/97151/the_road_to_school_6.pdf

Cowen, J., Sanderson Edwards, D., Sattin-Bajaj, C., & Education Policy Initiative Collaborative. (2018, October). Motor City Miles: Student Travel to School in and Around Detroit. Urban Institute. https://epicedpolicy.org/motor-city-miles/

Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2020, June). Schools of Choice: Access to Non-Resident Options. https://epicedpolicy.org/schools-of-choice-access-to-non-resident-options/

Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2019, June). Who Chooses? Charter and Non-Resident School Enrollment in Michigan. https://epicedpolicy.org/who-chooses-charter-and-non-resident-school-enrollment-in-michigan/

Partnership District Evaluation Project

Katharine Strunk

Hatch, E., & Harbatkin, E. (2022, May 23). COVID-19 and Michigan’s Lowest Performing Schools. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/covid-19-and-michigans-lowest-performing-schools/

Mcllwain, A., & Harbatkin, E. (2022b, May 23). Human Capital in Michigan’s Partnership Schools and Other Low-Performing Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/human-capital-in-michigans-partnership-schools-and-other-low-performing-schools-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Strunk, K., Cowen, J., Torres, C., Burns, J., Waldron, S., Auletto, A. (2022c, May 23). Partnership Turnaround: Year One Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/partnership-turnaround-year-one-report/

Strunk, K., Harbatkin, E., Torres, C., Mcllwain, A., Cullum, S., Griskell, C. (2022d, May 23). Partnership Turnaround: Year Three Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/partnership-turnaround-year-three-report/

Strunk, K., Harbatkin, E., Torres, C., Burns, J., Mcllwain, A., Cullum, S. (2022e, May 23). Partnership Turnaround: Year Two Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/partnership-turnaround-year-two-report/

Burns, J., Harbatkin, E., Strunk, K., Torres, C., Mcllwain, A., Cullum, S. (2022f, May 27). Michigan Partnership Model Working Paper. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/michigan-partnership-model-working-paper/

Teacher Labor Markets

Katharine Strunk

Hatch, E., & Harbatkin, E. (2022m, June 29). Michigan Teacher Shortage Study: Initial Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/michigan-teacher-shortage-study-initial-report/

Hopkins, B., Kilbride, T., Strunk, K. (2022l, May 23). Trends in Michigan’s K-12 Public School Teaching Workforce. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/trends-in-michigans-k-12-public-school-teaching-workforce/

CALDER Academic Mobility Project

Katharine Strunk & Tara Kilbride

Academic Mobility in U.S. Public Schools: Evidence from Nearly 3 Million Students Wes Austin, David Figlio, Dan Goldhaber, Eric A. Hanushek, Tara Kilbride, Cory Koedel, Jaeseok Sean Lee, Jin Lou, Umut Özek, Eric Parsons, Steven G. Rivkin, Tim R. Sass, Katharine O. Strunk CALDER Working Paper No. 227-0220-2

https://caldercenter.org/publications/academic-mobility-us-public-schools-evidence-nearly-3-million-students

Evaluation of the Third Grade Reading Law

Katharine Strunk, Brian Jacob & Christina Weiland

Strunk, K., Zhu, Q., Turner, M., Wright, T., Cummings, A., Kilbride, T., West, J., De Voto, C. (2022c, May 23). Michigan’s Read by Grade Three Law: Year One Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/rbg3-year-one-report/

Strunk, K., Zhu, Q., Utter, A., Wright, T., Kilbride, T., Westhall, J., Cummings, A., Mavrogordato, M. (2022d, May 23). Michigan’s Read by Grade Three Law: Year Two Report. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/rbg3-year-two-report/

Westhall, J., Kilbride, T., Strunk, K (2022h, May 23). Preliminary Read by Grade Three Retention Estimates. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/preliminary-read-by-grade-three-retention-estimates/

Westhall, J., Kilbride, T., Strunk, K (2022i, May 23). Read by Grade Three Law Initial Retention Decisions - October 2021. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/read-by-grade-three-law-initial-retention-decisions/

Education Policy Innovation Collaborative.(2022a, May 23). 2019 Estimated Read by Grade Three Retention Rates. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/2020-estimated-read-by-grade-three-retention-rates/

Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. (2022a, May 23). 2018 Estimated Read by Grade Three Retention Rates. Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. https://epicedpolicy.org/report-estimated-read-by-grade-three-retention-rates/

Lead Achievement Gaps and Insights for Remediation: Evidence from the Flint Water Crisis

Sam Trejo & Brian Jacob

Trejo, S, Yeomans-Maldonado, G., Jacob, B., Schwartz, E., Abernethy, J. (2019). The Effects of Lead in Drinking Water on Education Outcomes: Evidence from the Flint Water Crisis. University of Wisconsin at Madison Department of Sociology. https://www.nber.org/papers/w29341?utm_campaign=ntwh&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ntwg3

Michigan English learners' time to reclassification: A survival analysis

Paula Winke

Winke, P. & Zhang, X. (2018). How a Third-Grade Reading Retention Law Will Affect ELLs in Michigan, and a Call for Research on Child ELL Reading Development. TESOL Quarterly.https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.481

Examining Item Characteristics of Testing for Students with Disabilities

Sara Witmer

Witmer S. & Roschmann, S. (2020). Exploring Measurement Comparability of Accommodated Math Tests for Students With Emotional Impairments, Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 53(4), 249-263,
DOI:10.1080/07481756.2020.1735205. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=source%3a%22Poverty+Solutions%2c+University+of+Michigan%22&id=ED603716 ;https://poverty.umich.edu/files/2021/05/Poverty-Solutions_Recognizing-Trauma_School-Discipline-Reform_May2021-1.pdf 

Roschmann, S., Witmer, S., & Volker, M. (2021). Examining provision and sufficiency of testing accommodations for English Learners. International Journal of Testing, 21 (1), 32-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/15305058.2021.1884872

Witmer, S.E., & Roschmann, S. (2020). An examination of measurement comparability for a school accountability test among accommodated and non-accommodated students with autism. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 55, 173-184.

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