Youth Policy Lab is hiring! We are looking for a University of Michigan student (PhD or Masters) to join our team as a research assistant. If you are interested, be sure to apply before June 19th! studentemployment.umich.edu/jobxJobdetai...
YPL Policy Fellowship in Action! Sam Owusu co-led a session at the Michigan Head Start Association Spring Assembly on enhancing partnerships in early childhood with colleagues from the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential and Early Childhood Investment Corporation.
In a recent New York Times article, Brian Jacob offered his insight about the end of the No Child Left Behind law and its relevancy for recent test score declines. Read the article: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/u...
The 2026 ASPIRE cohort is settling in at the University of Michigan! We were pleased to welcome these six students from Morehouse College and Spelman College and look forward to all that is to come over the next few weeks.
Learn more: youthpolicylab.umich.edu/aspire
After a 2-year term in the Office of Higher Education, Dimitri was hired to this same team as a Data and Compliance Analyst. Congrats, Dimitri!
YPL was proud to partner with Detroit Future City as the research partner on a new report focused on preparing Detroit youth for jobs of the future. Check out the report and learn how we can equip young Detroiters to succeed in a changing economy: myumi.ch/11mpy
