Federal workforce training programs need to examine outcomes by race and ethnicity to measure their effectiveness in addressing historic disparities, a new report co-authored by Public Policy Associate’s Colleen Graber concludes. The report by the Joint Commission for Political and Economic Studies, “Improving Training Evaluation Data to Brighten the Future of Black Workers,” examined 80 … Continued
Public Policy Associates, Inc. is helping leaders and staff of a juvenile court services program in Iowa understand their organizational climate and continue to improve it. A key part of the work involves examining how well the practices within the organization, as well as services provided to youth and families, reflect the values of diversity, … Continued
The Michigan Higher Education Attainment Roundtable (MIHEART) updated its “Michigan’s Talent Priority Top Ten Recommendations,” which offer a renewed call to action and a state-level policy agenda to ensure all Michiganders have the education and skills needed to succeed. MIHEART’s top-ten recommendations include: Improving postsecondary participation and completion rates by closing opportunity gaps Increasing FAFSA … Continued
Michigan families have long struggled over access to afterschool and summer learning programs. In order to better understand the current landscape, the Michigan Afterschool Partnership (MASP) engaged Public Policy Associates (PPA) to conduct a study of out-of-school time (OST) programs in Michigan. PPA’s analysis points to stark inequalities in access to OST programs for lower-income … Continued
During the early days of the pandemic, Michigan moved quickly to enact new policies to support child care providers and families. Each policy was designed to stabilize the child care marketplace and to make it possible for child care providers to remain solvent. Policies included allowing providers to bill for absent but enrolled children and … Continued
For Immediate Release March 14, 2022 Contact: Jeff Padden, PPA Board Chair, paddenjd@publicpolicy.com LANSING – Public Policy Associates, Inc. (PPA) owner Virginia Orabone and Board Chair Jeff Padden announce that Rob Fowler, former CEO of the Small Business Association of Michigan, will become the next CEO of the company. He will succeed current CEO Sam … Continued
