PPA Releases Issue Brief on Aging Prison Populations
The percentage of older state and federal prisoners in the United States is rapidly growing. In 2000, only 3% were 55 and older. While the overall prison population has declined,...
ViewThroughout the year, we like to share each of our success stories. Each news item is an opportunity to learn about an important topic or finding, discover something new about one of our team members, or keep up to date with the research activities in our office. Below you can find our most recent postings.
Research Documenting Black Girls’ Perspectives Published in Education Journal
Public Policy Associates affiliated consultant Dr. Dorinda Carter Andrews, chair of teacher education at Michigan State University (MSU), along with three MSU doctoral students, has published a new paper on...
ViewPPA Senior Researcher Will Present at Two Criminology Conferences
PPA Senior Research Associate Glennie K. Burks will share his expertise in juvenile justice and disproportionate minority contact at the American Society of Criminology conference in San Francisco this November...
ViewPPA Creates New Center for Local Solutions
Public Policy Associates (PPA) has established a new Center for Local Solutions to help cities, townships, counties, schools, and nonprofit organizations more effectively achieve public policy goals, company officials announced....
ViewMichigan Townships Association Director Larry Merrill to Join PPA
LANSING – Larry Merrill, the longtime executive director of the Michigan Townships Association (MTA) and one of the state’s leading experts on local government, will become a senior consultant at...
ViewPPA Research Informs Michigan’s New Social Studies Standards
At its meeting on June 11, the Michigan State Board of Education (SBE) adopted newly updated Michigan K-12 social studies standards. The updated standards were informed by extensive stakeholder input...
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