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Public Policy Associates produces high-quality, independent reports that offer analysis and insight to clients and their stakeholders. Here is a sampling:

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Restoring the Promise of Adult Education: Strategies to Make Michigan a Leader in Preparing All Adults to Succeed in a Knowledge-Driven Economy

Topic Area: Higher Education, Workforce Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Research Document Type: Report, Summary Partner(s): TalentFirstDate: March, 2023Tags: Adult Education, Adult Learners, Data Analysis, Educators, Focus Groups, Interviews, Landscape Scan, Literature Review, Survey, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Decision Guide: Designing a “Food Is Medicine” Program To Pilot In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Topic Area: Food and Nutition Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Consulting Document Type: Guide Partner(s): Feeding America West MichiganDate: November, 2023Tags: Food Access, Food as Medicine, Food Assistance, Food Policy, Food Security, Health, Interviews, Survey

The State of the Educator Workforce in Michigan: An In-Depth Look at K-12 Staffing Challenges

Topic Area: K-12 Education, Workforce Client Type: Educational Institution Service Type: Research Document Type: Report Partner(s): Michigan Alliance for Student Opportunity, Marsal Family School of Education at the University of Michigan, Office of K-12 Outreach at Michigan State UniversityDate: September, 2023Tags: Education Professionals, Educators, Labor Market, Landscape Scan, Research, Schools, Students, Teacher Vacancies, Teachers

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Conditions for Change: Michigan’s Great Start to Quality System

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Policy Analysis, Research Document Type: Brief Partner(s): Michigan Department of Education, Office of Great Start; Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC)Date: October, 2023Tags: Child Care, COVID-19, Great Start to Quality, Mixed-Methods Evaluation, QRIS

Michigan’s Talent Sustainability Agenda

Topic Area: Higher Education Client Type: Educational Institution Service Type: Consulting Document Type: Brief Partner(s): Michigan Higher Education Attainment Roundtable (MIHEART)Date: January, 2024Tags: Dual Enrollment, Early College Credit, Funding Recommendations, Opportunity Gaps, Postsecondary Completion, Postsecondary Participation, Students

Year 1 Results Summary: Upper Peninsula Food As Medicine

Topic Area: Food and Nutition Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Program Evaluation Document Type: Summary Partner(s): Upper Peninsula Commission for Area ProgressDate: October, 2023Tags: Food Access, Food as Medicine, Food Assistance, Food Policy, Food Security, Health, Interviews, Outcome Evaluation, Process Evaluation, Survey

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Michigan Startup Evergreen Fund: Landscape Scan

Topic Area: Economic Development Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Landscape Scan Document Type: Report Partner(s): ID VenturesDate: May, 2023Tags: Early-Stage, Entrepreneurs, Job Creation, Pre-Seed, Startups, Venture Capital, Venture Funding

Michigan Child Care Subsidy Policy Changes 2021: Awareness Gaps, Support for Increased Access, and the Implications of Temporary Policies

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Policy Analysis, Research Document Type: Summary Partner(s): Michigan Department of Education; Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesDate: January, 2023Tags: Child Care, COVID-19, Data Analysis, Families, Interviews, Policy Change

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