Research

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

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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

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

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

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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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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