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Impact of a School-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program on Student Mental Health and Academic Outcomes: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial

April 15, 2026
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Robin Tepper Jacob, Catherine Asher, Chihiro Tanigawa, Milagros Chocce, Megan Jagolinzer, Shawna N. Smith, Sara Moss-Pech, Emily L. Bilek, Maureen Smith, Tyler C. Hein, Natalie Rodriguez-Quintana, Triana Kazaleh Sirdenis, Katja Robinson, Mario Mercado-Diaz, Elizabeth Koschmann
Accessible text version of reportInfographicThis study took place in a large urban school district located in the Midwest. The district serves nearly 50,000 students across over one hundred schools. Its student population is diverse, with a majority ...
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Understanding Michigan’s Reconnect Program Applicants

October 30, 2025
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Alex Bartik, Brad Hershbein, Brian Jacob, Kevin Stange, Bryan Stuart
The Michigan Reconnect Program was launched in 2021, providing free community college tuition to Michiganders who are 25 or older and who have not already earned a college degree. In this report, the authors summarize the characteristics of individua...
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K-12 Education Governance in Michigan

July 23, 2025
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Youth Policy Lab, Education Policy Initiative, Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, Brian Jacob, Sarah Cohodes, Stephanie Leiser, Anna Erickson, Deb Hubbard, Katja Robinson, Natalie Fitzpatrick, Jasmina Camo-Biogradlija
This report presents the findings from a year-long study of K-12 educational governance in Michigan commissioned by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). The research was conducted by researchers and staff at the University of Michigan affiliat...
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An Overview of Home Visiting Referrals in Michigan

December 20, 2024
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Dipita Das, Sara Elhasan
Michigan’s home-visiting programs aim to support families by promoting healthy pregnancies and providing caregivers with the tools, information, and resources needed to create a safe and nurturing environment for their child’s development. These prog...
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Inequities in CTE Access in Washtenaw County

July 20, 2024
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Brian Jacob, Jeremy Guardiola
This report is a continuation of the Youth Policy Lab’s (YPL) examination of access to career and technical education (CTE) programming. Whereas our 2022 policy brief titled How Access to CTE Varies Across Michigan Schools and Students analyzed this ...
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Long-Term Effects of Enhanced Early Childhood Math Instruction

December 20, 2021
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Shira K. Mattera, Robin Tepper Jacob, Cullen MacDowell, Pamela A. Morris
Studies have shown that math skills in early childhood are uniquely and strongly predictive of later outcomes across a range of domains and well into adulthood, including the likelihood of graduating from high school and college completion. The Makin...
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School Mental Health in Detroit Public Schools Community District

October 15, 2021
The DPSCD School Mental Health Needs Assessment was conducted with two overarching aims: 1) to more fully understand student mental health and related factors within the DPSCD community; and 2) to inform professional development (PD) opportunities fo...
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Detroit Students' College Pathways and Outcomes

May 10, 2021
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Stacey Brockman, Sophia Chong, Jasmina Camo-Biogradlija, Robin Tepper Jacob
This policy brief reports findings from research partnerships between the Youth Policy Lab, the Detroit Regional Chamber, the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD), the Detroit College Action Network (DCAN), and MDRC. We describe the land...
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KRESA CTE Labor Market Analysis

February 10, 2021
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Brian Jacob, Jeremy Guardiola
KRESA Superintendent David Campbell approached YPL to ask for assistance identifying CTE programs the center should offer. Specifically, Superintendent Campbell is focused on implementing programs that will prepare students to enter high-wage occupat...
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Foster Care and Children's Wellbeing

May 30, 2020
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Max Gross
Recent federal legislation incentivizes states to reduce foster care placements by funding in-home prevention-focused services. However, there is little credible evidence on the effectiveness of either foster care placement or in-home prevention serv...
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