With meetings from the start of the process and continuous updates through a project’s different stages, we always aim to coordinate closely to ensure that the work is informed by a client’s communities, contexts, and needs. It is because of this that many of our clients come back again and again to work with us. Below is only a partial list of some of our clients.
Featured Work
Feeding Michigan’s Future: Two Issue Briefs
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) supports families’ food security and nutrition by reimbursing child care providers for preparing and serving healthy food to young children, primarily from low-income households. The CACFP is a federal program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is operated by the Michigan Department of Education. The Early […]
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Financing Michigan’s Early Childhood System
State Strategies for Enduring Funding to Support Access to Early Care and Education The issue brief Financing Michigan’s Early Childhood System (available below) describes how Michigan can build a stable, long-term funding structure to support access to high-quality, affordable early care and education (ECE). Despite recent investments and expanded reach of programs such as state-funded […]
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Pathways to College: Exploring Dual Enrollment Models
This issue brief (available below), authored by Ciera Hammond, a Rackham Graduate Intern, examines the landscape of dual-enrollment programs as a strategic solution to the student loan crisis and a way to expand college access. It highlights that dual enrollment is rapidly growing, with 2.8 million participants in the 2023-2024 academic year, and notes that […]
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