Policy Analysis

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

Pathways to College: Exploring Dual Enrollment Models

Topic Area: Higher Education Client Type: Rackham Graduate Internship Service Type: Policy Analysis, Policy Recommendations, Research Document Type: Brief Date: January, 2026Tags: College Access, Dual Enrollment, Educators, Higher Education, K-12, Postsecondary Participation, Sixty by 30

A Study to Examine Michigan’s CDFI Landscape: Strategic Opportunities and Recommendations for Sustained Impact

Topic Area: Community Development Client Type: Grant Service Type: Policy Analysis, Research Document Type: Report Date: October, 2025Tags: CDFI, CDFI Coalition, Community Development, Economic Development, Michigan

Temporary Payment Policy Impacts

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: State Agency Service Type: Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Research Document Type: Brief Date: March, 2025Tags: CDC, Child Care, Child Care Providers, COVID-19, Policy Change, Policy Research

Building an Equitable Future Together

Topic Area: Economic Development, K-12 Education, Public Health Client Type: Foundation Service Type: Consulting, Facilitation, Policy Analysis, Research Document Type: Planning Document Partner(s): Council of Michigan FoundationsTags: Consultation, COVID-19, Equity, Facilitation, Foundation, Philanthropy, Policy Research, Working Group

Michigan Microbusiness Coalition White Paper: A Proposal for Targeted Economic Support in Michigan

Topic Area: Community Development, Microbusiness, Microenterprise Client Type: Coalition, Nonprofit Service Type: Policy Analysis, Policy Recommendations, Research Document Type: White Paper Date: November, 2025Tags: Inclusive Development, Michigan, Microbusiness, Microenterprise, Policy, Small Business

Estimating the Economic Impacts of Immigration Policy

Service Type: Economic Modeling, Policy Analysis, Research, Secondary Data Analysis Document Type: Brief Date: March, 2025Tags: Economic Growth, Immigration, Policy, Population Growth, Refugees

State Perspectives

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: State Agency Service Type: Landscape Scan, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Research Document Type: Brief Date: April, 2024Tags: CDC, Child Care, Equity, Families, Policy Research, Research

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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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