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
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.
EPIC Provides Testimony to PreK-12 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
EPIC team members Madeline Mavrogordato and Jason Burns provided Testimony to the Michigan Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on PreK-12
Michigan Teacher Shortage Study: 2026 Report
This is the fifth in a series of annual reports about teacher shortages in Michigan that the state legislature requested in December 2020 (2020 PA 316). Despite several years of significant state investments in the educator pipeline, teacher shortages persist throughout Michigan in varying ways and to varying extents.
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
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.
Report ranks Michigan 44th in nation for fourth-grade reading
Elementary reading scores are on the decline across the U.S., but new research shows other states are managing better than Michigan.
Male teacher shortage continues to be a problem in Michigan
A recent report found widespread teacher shortages to be a continuing problem in Michigan, with male teachers in especially short supply.
