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New EPIC report: three decades of Michigan school finance—what’s changed, what $ reaches classrooms, and what that means for students. Read: bit.ly/47UWWPq

NEW from EPIC: Michigan teacher pay keeps sliding, but public opinion signals a desire for action. Teacher salaries have declined relative to inflation, other states, and other industries. Read on for more on our findings bit.ly/4lVIsCW. #MIed #TeacherPay

Teacher shortages are a critical issue, particularly in urban & rural areas, special ed, and STEM subjects. Learn how Michigan is investing over $275M in Grow-Your-Own (GYO) teacher initiatives to address challenges & diversify the educator workforce. epicedpolicy.org/gyo-teacher-...

📚 It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! 👩‍🏫Huge thanks to the wonderful educators who work so hard to support their students, schools, and communities. We appreciate all that you do – THANK YOU!

It’s Grad Student Appreciation Week! Thanks to research assistants Caroline Bartlett, Jennifer Moriarty, Shane Turnage, Matthew Guzman, Marcus Dockerty, Dasmen Richards, Kuma Okoro, Soo Lee, Cristina Stanojevich, Seth Walker, Tyler Powell, Ryan Nowak, and Andrew Johnson.

EPIC’s new teacher shortage report builds on previous analyses to paint a picture of school staffing challenges across Michigan. See 🧵⬇️ and visit epicedpolicy.org/michigan-tea...

EPIC’s latest benchmark assessment report uses newly available data from the 2023-24 school year to expand on our previous analyses about COVID-19 learning recovery for K-8 students in Michigan. epicedpolicy.org/michigans-20...

The 2023-24 school year was the first school year for the current round of Partnership schools in MI to implement their improvement plans. In a new EPIC report, we provide an overview of these efforts. epicedpolicy.org/round-4-of-t...