In the Conversation
If a white paper is never read, can it have an impact? We don’t think so. That’s why EPIC’s team is active “in the conversation” and public dialogue around K-12 education through publications, presentations, panels, articles and media interviews.
Publications and presentations
Examining Implementation of the West Michigan Teacher Collaborative: A Grow Your Own Initiative
Our new report highlights a community-based program which is showing early success, the West Michigan Teacher Collaborative. Findings highlight both the potential and the complexity of building community-based teacher pipelines.
EPIC Fact Sheet – Teacher Shortage
A quick resource of the high level findings from the Michigan Teacher Shortage Study: 2026 Report
The Impact of Coaching on K–3 Literacy Instruction in Michigan
This policy brief examines how early literacy coaching has been implemented under the Read By Grade Three Law and whether it has supported improvements in teachers’ literacy instruction by drawing on data collected across three school years, including 318 hours of observations in 89 classrooms, 1,330 coaching logs, and interviews with 18 ISD early literacy coaches.
EPIC Team shares research findings at the 2026 MAISA Convening
EPIC team members shared research findings from their report on education finance to participants of the 2026 MAISA member meeting.
EPSS: Michal Kurlaender
DATE: April 17, 2026
10:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
LOCATION: 252 Erickson Hall
EPSS: Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj
DATE: February 20, 2026
10:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
LOCATION: 252 Erickson Hall
Media and Events
EPIC Hosts First Research with Consequence Forum
The Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) hosted its first-ever Research with Consequence Forum on June 25, 2026, at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing.
Michigan’s school funding system is overdue for a smart update
Since Proposal A passed in 1994, classrooms — and the students in them — have changed dramatically. Yet the system directing billions of taxpayer dollars each year has not kept pace with those changes.
2026 Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Annual Conference – EPIC Sessions
DATE: March 19-21, 2026
Location: Swissôtel Chicago; Chicago, IL
TeachMichigan: A big bet on Michigan’s teachers and leaders
TeachMichigan has partnered with Michigan State University’s Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) to evaluate their new initiative. The initiative supports high-impact educators at all levels within a school – from early career educators to mentor teachers, to school leaders and district leaders.
