Access to quality child care for families is affected by state child care subsidy policies and how states run their subsidy programs. This issue brief benchmarks Michigan against other states on four Child Development and Care (CDC) program aspects: (1) income eligibility, (2) renewal, (3) funding, and (4) provider payment rates. To see how Michigan … Continued
Robb Burroughs is Public Policy Associates’ director of justice policy. He has spent 17 years working on criminal and juvenile justice issues in Michigan and other states. He has expertise in evaluation, strategic planning, project management, and facilitating system change to improve outcomes. Mr. Burroughs worked in Cincinnati for a supportive housing program for two … Continued
The number of juveniles arrested each year in Michigan has been dropping steadily over the past decade. In 2009, law enforcement agencies in the state reported 22,222 arrests of juveniles. In 2018, the number had dropped to 8,765. Yet, racial and ethnic disparities persist among the juveniles arrested. This issue brief presents data trends in … Continued
Public Policy Associates, Inc. is the evaluation partner of the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities’ Cultivating Community Resilience project. This project is devoted to improving culinary medicine education and culinary literacy training in Michigan. A key education vehicle in their work is their Farms, Food & Health Conference, held in Traverse City in fall 2019. … Continued
Anna Colby is a senior research associate at Public Policy Associates with expertise in anti-hunger and food policy. Most of her work is related to food and health, but she has also worked on PPA research teams in education, workforce development, and justice. Before joining PPA, Ms. Colby worked as a policy advocate in California, … Continued
The state of Michigan is facing an educator talent crisis exemplified by thousands of experienced educators leaving the profession each year with too few aspiring and early-career educators lining up to replace them. To begin addressing the crisis, Public Policy Associates, Inc. (PPA) partnered with the Michigan Education Association, AFT Michigan, and the Middle Cities … Continued
