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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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Student Attendance and Well-Being in Round 4 Partnership Districts

This report is to provides a baseline assessment of student attendance and well-being in Partnership districts and schools during the 2022-23 school year, as well as highlight the approaches educators in those districts and schools were taking to address challenges in those areas

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.

Michigan Teacher Shortage Study: 2024 Report

Michigan Teacher Shortage Study: 2024 Report

This is the third in a series of annual reports about teacher shortages in Michigan that the state legislature requested in December 2020 (2020 PA 316). Although the state data on this topic remains somewhat limited, these analyses still help to paint a picture of teacher shortages across Michigan, assist policymakers to target policies and programs in ways that can best support the state and local communities in growing their teacher workforces, and highlight ways that new or better data may provide a deeper understanding of local and statewide teacher shortages.

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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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