LaWanda Hollister, coordinator for Nation Outside Women’s Chapter and volunteer organizer for the American Friends Service Committee. Credit: Courtesy photo
April 11, 2025

Program to create housing options for the formerly incarcerated

LANSING – “It was a one bedroom, moldy basement apartment,” said LaWanda Hollister, referring to one of the first places she rented when released after 34 years in prison.
Brian Jacob is the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy and a Professor of Economics at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and co-Director of the Youth Policy Lab at the University of Michigan. Justin Heinze is an associate professor in the School of Public Health and co-director of the National Center for School Safety at the University of Michigan. (Courtesy)
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Opinion | The case for thoughtful cellphone restrictions in schools
Published on Bridge Michigan by Brian Jacob & Justin Heinze In her recent State of the State address, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for new restrictions on student cellphone use in schools.
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‘There doesn’t seem to be a rationale’: Michigan leaders react to US Department of Education cuts
The recent decision by the U.S. Department of Education to slash its workforce by nearly 50% has sparked varied reactions from Michigan’s political leaders and education experts.
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Black infant mortality rate more than double the rate among white infants: CDC
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Beating the odds: Students at Detroit public schools are less depressed, anxious
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More Michigan students taking advantage of job training programs than before COVID
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The Report Card Podcast: How Did the Pandemic Change Schooling?
September 4, 2024
Rewiring the classroom: How the COVID-19 pandemic transformed K-12 education
August 26, 2024
Small cash incentives boost participation in Medicaid home visiting program
August 7, 2024
ASPIRE program bridges research and real-world impact
August 6, 2024
Disparities in career, technical education access found in Washtenaw County
July 29, 2024
Paper explores impact of family engagement with educational technology
July 24, 2024
Opinion | Transitional kindergarten offers lessons for Michigan early learning investments
June 24, 2024
Study offers ways to boost participation in program promoting healthy pregnancies, infant growth
May 21, 2024
The Washington Post: How the Flint water crisis set schoolchildren back
March 13, 2024
Youth Policy Lab fellowships bridge public policy and academic research
March 5, 2024
Students’ Math Outcomes Have Plummeted. Here’s What to Do.
January 2, 2024
The Youth Policy Lab Supports the NYC Next Generation Community Schools Initiative with the High 5s Kindergarten Math Enrichment Program
November 6, 2023
Inaugural ASPIRE cohort enjoys rewarding summer research experience with the Youth Policy Lab
August 24, 2023
Spelman students chosen for the Youth Policy Lab’s summer policy research experience
May 23, 2023
U-M Youth Policy Lab to evaluate state child welfare and safety program
April 26, 2023
Jacob finds little benefit, large costs to pretrial juvenile detention
April 11, 2023
Data for good: Expanding college opportunity in Michigan
December 19, 2022
Chancellor David C. Banks Announces Partnership With the Robin Hood Foundation to Support Next Generation Community Schools K-8 Pilot Program
October 28, 2022
Press Release: U-M Youth Policy Lab and TRAILS to study effectiveness of student mental health programming
August 18, 2022
Meet the Mathfluencers: Teachers Are Turning to TikTok to Sharpen Kids’ Math Skills
June 3, 2022
Math games: High 5s program brings the ‘math out of play’
April 11, 2022
2022 State of Education Report
April 6, 2022
How will making daylight saving time permanent affect the economy?
March 16, 2022
YPL study calls for mental health training and support of DPSCD staff
March 7, 2022
Ohio schools struggle with chronic absenteeism during pandemic
February 27, 2022
These Early Math Supports Translated to Gains Later on for Vulnerable Students
December 10, 2021
Report: More metro Detroit high school grads are not college ready
February 3, 2021
MDHHS partners with U-M Youth Policy Lab to evaluate Michigan’s Maternal Infant Health Program
August 11, 2020
U-M releases resource guide for nonprofits seeking public assistance
April 23, 2020
Access to career-tech in Michigan varies by ZIP code. That’s a problem.
February 5, 2020
Researchers Look Into CTE Access, Enrollment
February 3, 2020
U-M report finds gaps in access to career and technical education programs
January 30, 2020
U-M school mental health program expands to Detroit
January 8, 2020
Jacques: Regional education report a 'call to action'
December 13, 2019
Detroit Public Schools Get $5 Million For Mental Health Care Services
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Former Citigroup CEO Weill and wife make $5 million gift to UM to help Detroit kids
September 24, 2019
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