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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:

Increasing College Enrollment for Black Students through Meaning-Making Practices

Topic Area: Higher Education Service Type: Research Document Type: Brief Date: December, 2023Tags: Data Analysis, Education Professionals, Educators, Equity, Higher Education, Literature Review, Opportunity Gaps, Postsecondary Participation, Research

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

Back to Normal in 2021? Michigan’s Child Care Assistance Usage

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Policy Analysis, Research Document Type: Brief Partner(s): Michigan Department of Education; Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesDate: August, 2022Tags: Child Care, COVID-19, Data Analysis, Survival Analysis

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Impact of COVID-19 on Juvenile Detention

Topic Area: Juvenile Justice Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Research Document Type: Brief Partner(s): Michigan Center on Youth JusticeDate: June, 2021Tags: COVID-19, Data Analysis, Detention Centers, Diversion, Interviews, Research

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Southeastern Michigan Environmental Scan

Topic Area: Food and Nutition, Housing and Homelessness, K-12 Education, Workforce Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Landscape Scan Document Type: Brief Partner(s): United Way for Southeastern MichiganDate: May, 2023Tags: CIE, Food Assistance, Health, Interviews, Landscape Scan, Roundtables, Technology

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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

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Food As Medicine: Policy Options to Support Food Security, Improve Health, and Lower Costs in Michigan

Topic Area: Food and Nutition Service Type: Consulting Document Type: Brief Date: January, 2022Tags: Food as Medicine, Food Policy, Medicaid, Medicare

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Strengthening Community Connections: Evaluating the Impact of Mentoring for Individuals Transitioning from Jail to Community

Topic Area: Criminal Justice Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Program Evaluation Document Type: Brief Partner(s): The Fortune SocietyDate: December, 2020Tags: I-CAN Program, Implementation Study, Mentoring, Randomized Controlled Trial, Re-Entry Support, Transitioning

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