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December 2, 2021
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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A new vision for high-quality universal preschool

The Ford School's Education Policy Initiative presents policy recommendations for Washington State's Preschool for All program. More »

 
   


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Ann Chih Lin named U-M Center for Chinese Studies director

She will lead efforts for one of the nation's most prominent centers devoted to understanding China, past and present. More »

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Ford Foundation grant to promote science and tech policy for the public good

The Science, Technology, and Public Policy program will advance relationships with civil society groups and policymakers concerned with technology, science, equity, and society—at national and local levels. More »



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Preventable: COVID-19, healthcare, and the future

Former White House advisor Andy Slavitt speaks with Abdul El-Sayed about health inequity and the United States’ failed pandemic response. Watch »

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Celebrating 20 years of our joint-doctoral program

Celeste Watkins-Hayes moderates a panel of Ford School PhD alums reflecting on key issues, challenges, and solutions around racial justice. Watch »

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"The fact that it is a phasedown, not a phaseout, and that there are qualifying adjectives around coal and fossil fuel subsidies doesn't take away from the fact that it is…a clear recognition by all the parties of the critical role fossil fuels have played in the problem." Jennifer Haverkamp on her COP26 takeaways.

The Hill

 

"We've since done a lot of research into where those elasticities are coming from and we have concluded that the numbers [found in the literature they had previously quoted] are too high for this exercise for a few reasons." Katherine Michelmore on why some estimates of parents leaving the labor force because of the Child Tax Credit are too high.

Washington Post

 

“Consultants at places like Bridgespan are setting the menu of what philanthropists can and should do. The organizations that are stamped with the managerial brand are more likely to get funding." Megan Tompkins-Stange on the influence of consultants on philanthropic funding.

The New York Times

 

"We are generally very bad at knowing which technologies are going to get cheaper and which technologies are not." Catherine Hausman on U.S. reliance on emerging technologies in push for net-zero emissions.

Inside Climate News

 

“There are a lot of different things to think about besides the wage, but I do think this is a time where there is some pretty serious upward pressure on wages." Betsey Stevenson on U.S. labor market recovery.

CNBC

 

"Really, they're telling us they're paying their bills. For this lower-income sample, they're using it to make ends meet." Natasha Pilkauskas on how families spend their Child Tax Credit.

Detroit Free Press

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