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COVID-19 Lessons: Distance Learning and Economic Distancing
Keeping classrooms and the economy on track in the time of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
What Is the Tie that Binds? Facebook, of Course
What predicts connections between the states? Doctoral student Shayla F. Olson answers the question with analysis from two valuable research resources.
A Novel Graduation: With Hope for the Future
IPPSR Graduate Fellow Sejal Luthra's final blog post and advice to MSU's 2020 graduates: "Make this journey your learning process....Kudos and cheers to all."
Sequence of Plunder: A Case Study of Housing Dispossession in Detroit
Exploring Detroit's decline from its status as the “Arsenal of Democracy." The second in a six-part series.
Children in Crisis: New Hope to Raise the Expectations of Our Most Vulnerable Citizens
A new report offers the hope of brighter futures to children in crisis in Michigan and beyond.
In Other Words (Week of April 13)
Our biweekly compilation of policy-related readings from divergent voices across Michigan.
Independent Streams (Week of April 6)
Our biweekly roundup of policy-relevant reads and IPPSR-connected research.
Recession, Election, Education in the Time of Coronavirus
A new election upcoming, a new recession taking hold and new IPPSR research on shuttered or online classrooms. Plus, a new report on the digital division across Michigan.
In Other Words (Week of March 30)
Our biweekly compilation of policy-related readings from divergent voices across Michigan.
The Homework Gap Is More than It Seems
Michigan's moved to close school buildings for the rest of the academic year. But does every child have the tools needed to learn online?
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