Michelle Miller-Adams
@mmilleradams.bsky.social
Senior Researcher and co-director of Policies for Place Research Center @Upjohn Institute, longtime expert in tuition-free college, working now on employment for young adults with disabilities.
Here is the latest from our Policies for Place initiative. We convened a bunch of interesting folks in Grand Rapids last June, and this is what they said about its unique public-private partnership model.
Mid-sized cities face a choice: grow together or grow apart. This new report, "10 Lessons in Public-Private Partnerships to Create Good Jobs," looks at lasting, broad-based prosperity.
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10 lessons for mid-sized cities: public-private partnerships and good jobs
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November 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Here is the latest from our Policies for Place initiative. We convened a bunch of interesting folks in Grand Rapids last June, and this is what they said about its unique public-private partnership model.
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The Upjohn Institute has studied tuition-free college programs for 20 years, starting with the Kalamazoo Promise in 2005. This work informed a movement that now includes 200+ programs. Read how research, collaboration and expertise helped inform this movement. #EduSky
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Twenty years of leadership in the tuition-free college movement | Upjohn Institute
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September 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Upjohn Institute has studied tuition-free college programs for 20 years, starting with the Kalamazoo Promise in 2005. This work informed a movement that now includes 200+ programs. Read how research, collaboration and expertise helped inform this movement. #EduSky
www.upjohn.org/twenty-years...
www.upjohn.org/twenty-years...
Policy-relevant research from multiple disciplines is welcome.
We welcome submissions for the 2025 Dissertation Award, given to the best Ph.D. dissertation on employment-related issues. The award furthers the Upjohn Institute mission to support and conduct policy-relevant research on issues related to employment, unemployment and social insurance programs.
Dissertation Award | Upjohn Institute
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July 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Policy-relevant research from multiple disciplines is welcome.
@truesdale.bsky.social and I were happy to have @washingtonpost.com highlight our thoughts on Medicaid work requirements. There is even more cause for concern now the bill has become law. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Democrats try to flip the script on red tape
In today’s edition … Trump’s new fiction about gas prices ... Democrats are already publicly angling in the 2028 presidential fight.
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July 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
@truesdale.bsky.social and I were happy to have @washingtonpost.com highlight our thoughts on Medicaid work requirements. There is even more cause for concern now the bill has become law. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Distressed to hear the #SocialSecurity admin will start witholding 100% of people's benefits if there is an overpayment, even if it is the fault of the SSA (which it often is). For now, only overpayments after 3/27 are included, and SSI is not affected. Since 3/24, repayments were capped at 10%.
March 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Distressed to hear the #SocialSecurity admin will start witholding 100% of people's benefits if there is an overpayment, even if it is the fault of the SSA (which it often is). For now, only overpayments after 3/27 are included, and SSI is not affected. Since 3/24, repayments were capped at 10%.
From @timbartik.bsky.social at @upjohninstitute.bsky.social Michigan's GSRP pre-K program yields positive returns over a 15-year period, with the immediate gain of allowing parents to work while their children are in high-quality pre-K classrooms. Full report is here: www.upjohn.org/research-hig...
February 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
From @timbartik.bsky.social at @upjohninstitute.bsky.social Michigan's GSRP pre-K program yields positive returns over a 15-year period, with the immediate gain of allowing parents to work while their children are in high-quality pre-K classrooms. Full report is here: www.upjohn.org/research-hig...
@upjohninstitute.bsky.social is a great place to work. Happy to answer any questions!
Hiring 2-year postdoc @upjohninstitute.bsky.social.
Great for someone with FSRDC experience & interest in early childhood care & education labor markets.
Work with me @gabriellepepin.bsky.social @jborowsky.bsky.social + others.
#econ_ra #econsky #policysky
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Great for someone with FSRDC experience & interest in early childhood care & education labor markets.
Work with me @gabriellepepin.bsky.social @jborowsky.bsky.social + others.
#econ_ra #econsky #policysky
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February 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
@upjohninstitute.bsky.social is a great place to work. Happy to answer any questions!
One of the surprise joys of @pkrugman.bsky.social 's new substack blog are the musical codas. Today's slayed me -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Ju...
Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra - Brothers In Arms (Dire Straits Cover) | The Anti-War Sessions
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December 26, 2024 at 12:41 PM
One of the surprise joys of @pkrugman.bsky.social 's new substack blog are the musical codas. Today's slayed me -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Ju...
Here is what my @upjohninstitute.bsky.social colleagues and I have been up to lately!
🎉2024 was a big year for Policies for Place at @upjohninstitute.bsky.social!
Highlighted below are 6 works from this year from @timbartik.bsky.social @bradhershbein.bsky.social @mmilleradams.bsky.social and other members of our team.
Who doesn’t love an end of the year list?
Highlighted below are 6 works from this year from @timbartik.bsky.social @bradhershbein.bsky.social @mmilleradams.bsky.social and other members of our team.
Who doesn’t love an end of the year list?
December 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Here is what my @upjohninstitute.bsky.social colleagues and I have been up to lately!
Policies for Place @upjohninstitute.bsky.social recently convened our affiliates and local experts in collaboration with the @chicagofed.bsky.social to think about how communities can face coming economic challenges and create more equitable opportunities for residents. 5 lessons for 5 groups here!
December 19, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Policies for Place @upjohninstitute.bsky.social recently convened our affiliates and local experts in collaboration with the @chicagofed.bsky.social to think about how communities can face coming economic challenges and create more equitable opportunities for residents. 5 lessons for 5 groups here!
I like tuition-free college that includes bachelor-granting institutions, as they provide meaningful choices. Minnesota's is simple and inclusive, with one drawback -- a benefit cliff at family income of $80K. Nothing wrong with a simple scale of declining benefits. www.minnpost.com/education/20...
Minnesota promised free college tuition, but hefty costs remain
North Star Promise is helping thousands of Minnesotans pay tuition at public universities, buy many still aren't able to save any money.
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December 19, 2024 at 2:56 PM
I like tuition-free college that includes bachelor-granting institutions, as they provide meaningful choices. Minnesota's is simple and inclusive, with one drawback -- a benefit cliff at family income of $80K. Nothing wrong with a simple scale of declining benefits. www.minnpost.com/education/20...
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"Many of the students using these scholarships already had their community college covered through Pell grants, but they didn’t know that," said @mmilleradams.bsky.social "So by saying, ‘Hey, it’s tuition-free,’ and putting that free message up front, you can bring a lot of people into the process.”
Minnesota promised free college tuition, but hefty costs remain
North Star Promise is helping thousands of Minnesotans pay tuition at public universities, buy many still aren't able to save any money.
www.minnpost.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:46 PM
"Many of the students using these scholarships already had their community college covered through Pell grants, but they didn’t know that," said @mmilleradams.bsky.social "So by saying, ‘Hey, it’s tuition-free,’ and putting that free message up front, you can bring a lot of people into the process.”
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When it comes to clear communication, a promise that “community college tuition is free for all” wins, hands down, our @mmilleradams.bsky.social writes in an opinion piece.
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Opinion | Tuition-free community college is central to Michigan’s future prosperity | Bridge Michigan
A promise of guaranteed tuition coverage sends a clear message that college is affordable and is more likely to broaden the pipeline of students pursuing degrees or credentials.
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June 10, 2024 at 7:17 PM
When it comes to clear communication, a promise that “community college tuition is free for all” wins, hands down, our @mmilleradams.bsky.social writes in an opinion piece.
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New here and seeking connections. I've been a researcher at @upjohninstitute.bsky.social for 18 years, working first on KPromise & tuition-free college, and now on employment for young adults with disabilities. A political scientist by training, I enjoy hanging with economists and higher ed folks.
December 12, 2023 at 6:38 PM
New here and seeking connections. I've been a researcher at @upjohninstitute.bsky.social for 18 years, working first on KPromise & tuition-free college, and now on employment for young adults with disabilities. A political scientist by training, I enjoy hanging with economists and higher ed folks.