Impartial. Actionable. Consequential. EPIC partners with Michigan policymakers and educators to produce research that makes a difference for public schools and their students.

Expert and innovative. Reputable and rigorous. Varied perspectives with multiple methods. EPIC is training the next generation of scholars producing research with consequence.

School and district turnaround. Teacher quality. Instructional innovation. Early literacy. Michigan policymakers and practitioners turn to EPIC for clear insights to guide their work.

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The Shifting Landscape of Alternative-Route Teacher Certification in Michigan

This brief examines how the use of Interim Teaching Certificates in Michigan has evolved as alternative-route teacher preparation programs expanded throughout Michigan.

The Education Policy Speaker Series (EPSS) invites leading voices in education research and policy to share their research and speak about the issues that are top-of-mind in education policy today.

EPIC works with state and district partners to create a targeted research agenda to learn which reform strategies are most effective, where, when and for whom.

Most images of students and teachers on site are courtesy of Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action

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