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
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Innovation Fund (WIF), active between 2012 and 2019, provided funding to test creative ideas for undertaking major system innovations within workforce agencies. Public Policy Associates, Inc. conducted evaluations of seven WIF projects across the country. These projects varied widely in their focus. The majority of the projects targeted low-income … Continued
PPA project manager Daniel J. Quinn, Ph.D., was published in the current issue of the Education Leadership Review of Doctoral Research. The journal, a publication of the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL), incorporates the work of recent doctoral graduates in the field of educational and organizational leadership. Dr. Quinn’s dissertation committee chair, … Continued
Public Policy Associates’ new Center for Local Solutions is partnering with state and local leaders in Michigan to strengthen communities and support sound budget practices. PPA created the Center for Local Solutions to help local governments, schools, and nonprofit organizations achieve their public policy goals. Larry Merrill, former executive director of the Michigan Townships Association, … Continued
