Our weekly round-up of policy-relevant reads and IPPSR-connected research.
Problems
- Here's What the NY Times Got Wrong On Detroit Public Schools The Mackinac Center for Public Policy responds to a recent New York Times article on Detroit Schools. The Great Lakes Education Project, whose CEO is a previous Forum Speaker, is cited.
- Lead: Not Just an Issue in Flint A nationwide study of lead levels in children was conducted after Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a previous Forum Speaker, helped blow the whistle on the Flint water crisis.
- Report: Michigan 40th In Nation For Childhood Education The Michigan League for Public Policy is quoted in a report on the state of Michigan’s public education system.
Policy
- Michigan Farm Aims To Go Natural MSU Extension helps a Michigan family transition from farming to raising prairie-based bison.
- Rachel Croson recommended as Dean. The College of Social Science at Michigan State recommended a new dean this spring.
- Snyder Signs $38.6 Billion Budget Gilda Jacobs, previous Forum Speaker and President and CEO of the Michigan League for Public Policy, comments on Michigan’s budget shortcomings.
Politics
- The Fifth Estate Comes to the Floor of Congress IPPSR affiliate Bill Dutton’s blog post comments on the use of social media during the Democratic sit-in for gun control legislation.
- Letter: Smith's Collaborative Spirit Needed In County Former Michigan Political Leadership Program fellow Samantha Troutman offers an endorsement of Jake W. Smith, a fellow MPLP alum running for the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners.
- This Michigan Pollster Goes Beneath the Surface of Politics IPPSR Director Matt Grossmann is interviewed in a discussion on political polling, the Michigan primary, and political party differences.