Our weekly roundup of policy-relevant reads and IPPSR-connected research.
Problems
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Inside Detroit's Radical Experiment To Save Its Public Schools IPPSR Affiliate David Arsen comments on the chaotic state of Detroit’s schools.
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Wells Fargo To Pay $185 Million Following False Accounts Scandal IPPSR Affiliate Lisa Cook discusses alarming trends in the consumer banking industry.
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Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, EPA And Others To Provide Flint Water Update IPPSR Forum speaker and MSU alumni Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha set to speak on Flint water update.
Policy
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National Education Reformers Target Local School Boards IPPSR Affiliate Sarah Reckhow leads study on campaign cash in local school board elections.
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Beat The Stock Market By Satisfying Customers Research by IPPSR Affiliate Tomas Hult finds that stock portfolios perform better when based on customer satisfaction data.
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The Price To Privatize Mental Health Care CEO at Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority and recent IPPSR Forum panelist Tom Watkins discusses impending changes in the Michigan mental health system.
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Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean And CNN Analyst Ana Navarro Announced As 2017 MPLP Speakers The MPLP annual fundraising event will feature Howard Dean and Ana Navarro. Tickets are available now to the annual dinner on Thursday, March 2, 2017 and the annual breakfast on March 3, 2017.
Politics
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Where Trump Is Wrong – And Right – About The Unemployment Rate IPPSR Affiliate and State of the State Survey Director Charles Ballard discusses increases in Social Security disability and what it means for the Michigan labor market.
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Republicans And Democrats Can't Even Agree About How They Disagree IPPSR Director Matt Grossmann and co-author David A. Hopkins pen article for the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage on battling ideologies between Democrats and Republicans.
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Michigan Senate Passes Bill To Allow Dogs On Restaurant Patios MPLP alumni and state Sen. Margaret O’Brien sponsors bill allowing pets on restaurant patios.
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How The Conservative Media Is Taking Over The Republican Party IPPSR Director Matt Grossmann discusses the conservative media’s growing influence in Republican politics.
