Data Analysis

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

2025 Results About Child Care Assistance Payment and Copayment

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency, State Agency Service Type: Data Analysis, Secondary Data Analysis Document Type: Summary Date: October, 2025Tags: Administrative Burden, Child Care, Child Care Providers, Child Development and Care Scholarship, Data Analysis, MiLEAP

Year 2 Evaluation of Michigan’s Provider-Driven QRIS

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Nonprofit, State Agency Service Type: Program Evaluation, Research Document Type: Report Partner(s): ECICTags: Child Care, Child Care Providers, Data Analysis, Early Childhood Investment Corporation, Policy Research

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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

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

An Uphill Climb to Increase Access

Topic Area: Early Childhood, Workforce Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Analysis, Survey Document Type: Brief Date: August, 2025Tags: CDC, Child Care, Child Care Providers, Data Analysis, Survey

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 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