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
Pre-Service Penalties: Tuition, Time, and Workload Costs for Aspiring Teachers
EPIC’s newest brief uses multiple data sources and analytical methods to examine how future teachers’ college tuition, course-taking, time, and workload costs compare to those of their non-teacher peers.
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.
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
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.
