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
EPIC Fact Sheet – Pre-Service Penalties: Tuition, Time, and Workload Costs for Aspiring Teachers
A quick resource of the findings from the Pre-Service Penalties: Tuition, Time, and Workload Costs for Aspiring Teachers brief.
Examining Implementation of Talent Together: A Statewide Grow Your Own Initiative
This report explores the initial rollout of Talent Together, a statewide “Grow Your Own” initiative introduced in 2023 to help ease teacher shortages across Michigan.
Teacher Compensation in Michigan: Recent Trends and Public Opinion, 2026
This report is EPIC’s third annual report on teacher compensation in Michigan. Given the recruitment and retention challenges Michigan has faced in recent years, understanding the state of teacher compensation has real consequences for students across the state.
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.
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 midterm and Michigan elections: MSU experts can comment
In the 2026 midterm elections, Michigan is set to play a pivotal role. Key issues cover a vast array of topics, with K-12 education near the top of the list.
Michigan teacher pay down 29% since 1995, creating ‘uphill battle’ for schools, study says
Michiganders support paying teachers more, however Michigan has still seen the steepest average salary decline over the past 30 years.
Study: Michigan teacher pay lags behind inflation more than any other state
Teachers in Michigan have experienced the largest salary decline out of all fifty states over the past three decades.
Michigan Teacher Pay Has Fallen 29% Since 1995, MSU Study Finds
When adjusting for inflation over the past three decades, Michigan teachers have experienced the the largest salary decline.
