In the weeks before the COVID-19 outbreak, PPA talked with staff and partners of 14 of the 16 Michigan Works! agencies in order to bring to light the strengths of their efforts and to identify common needs. (We plan to speak with the remaining two regions in the coming months.) Among the agencies’ roles in … Continued
Our researchers have seen a lot of project challenges: snow storms, client personnel changes, policy pivots, research question reboots, and even state legislative action to allow data-sharing! Most projects encounter some unexpected barriers to plans along the way, and we stand ready to address them as they come. Decidedly, the current pandemic is a new … Continued
Unequal access to computers and the Internet present important challenges to school districts and policymakers seeking to address educational equity gaps in Michigan and across the United States. These challenges are exacerbated during the coronavirus pandemic, which forced schools to close months early, in March rather than June. A new issue brief, Digital Inequities and … Continued
