Our weekly roundup of policy-relevant reads and IPPSR-connected research
Problems
- 'Children Are Not Blueberries' What A Trump/DeVos Administration Would Mean For Local Schools IPPSR Affiliate David Arsen discusses the potential impact of a DeVos nomination on school funding.
- Black History Month: MSU Scholar Explores Impacts Of Oppression On U.S. Innovation IPPSR Affiliate Lisa Cook discusses the impact of oppression on innovation for African American investors.
- Special Report: Sexual Assault Survivors Speak On Title IX Experiences IPPSR Affiliate Rebecca Campbell discusses different responses to sexual assault.
- Where You Live Affects Your Personality, Study Says IPPSR Affiliate William Chopik’s study reveals character variations among states.
Policy
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Personality Traits 'Contagious' Among Children IPPSR Affiliate Jennifer Watling Neal finds that preschoolers influence one another’s personalities in new study.
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Record-High Profit Sharing For GM Union Workers IPPSR Affiliate Charles Ballard comments on the effect of bonuses for GM workers in the local economy.
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How Much Change Can Betsy DeVos Make At State's Schools? IPPSR Affiliate Kristi Bowman is quoted on DeVos’s influence on civil rights complaints in schools.
Politics
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Michigan Matters: Michigan Political Leadership Program IPPSR Director Matt Grossmann discusses the Michigan Political Leadership Program on Michigan Matters, on
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E.L., State Weigh Immigration Ban Implications MPLP Alumni and House Democratic Leader Sam Singh comments on the new presidential administration’s immigration ban.
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Dems To Challenge 'Partisan Gerrymander' In Michigan MPLP Alumni and State Representative Jeremy Moss introduces legislation that would create a nonpartisan commission to draw district lines.