 
The 
University 
of 

Michigan 
announced 
the 

launch 
of 
the 
Michigan 

Education Research Institute 
and Michigan Education Data 
Center 
Tuesday 
morning, 

presenting 
a 
collaboration 

between 
the 
University, 

Michigan State University, 
Michigan 
Department 
of 

Education and Center for 
Educational Performance and 
Information.

The 
new 
research 

collaboration 
and 
data 

center will conduct research 
projects in early childhood, 
K-12 
and 
postsecondary 

education and evaluate data 
to improve performance in 

public schools across the 
state. 
The 
collaboration 

creates 
the 
opportunity 

for 
policy 
leaders 
and 

government officials to work 
together with top university 
experts on education and 
policy analysis.

The 
Interim 
State 

Superintendent Sheila Alles 
said 
in 
aUniversity 
press 

release 
the 
department 

looks forward to the 
partnership 
forged 

between 
the 
two 

Michigan 
universities 

and 
the 
state 

government.

“Becoming a top 10 

education state in 10 
years takes a knowledge 
of what is happening 
in 
our 
schools 
now, 

learning 
what 
has 

proven successful and 
using that to develop 
better 
practices 
for 

all our educators and 
students,” Alles said.

The 
Michigan 

Education Data Center, 
housed 
at 
the 
Ford 

School of Public Policy, 
will host and process 
educational data given 
to 
researchers 
while 

protecting 
students’ 

private information.

“While 
ensuring 

privacy 
and 

confidentiality 
of 

students’ data, we will 
be able to learn what 

works and what doesn’t so 
our educators can provide the 
best education for Michigan’s 
students,” University Public 
Policy 
professor 
Susan 

Dynarski said in the release.

One of the first projects 

of the Michigan Education 
Research Institute plans to 
conduct is an implementation 
study 
of 
Michigan’s 

Competency-Based Education 
Pilot. 
The 
study 
involves 

surveys of both educators 
and students, as well as site 
visits to pilot schools. In the 
release, Michael Barr, dean 
of the Public Policy School, 
said he hopes the research 
will inform the Department 
of Education on how to better 
meet the needs of the schools 
transitioning to competency-
based models

“Our faculty have proven 

their commitment to applying 
research to solve education 
policy 
challenges, 
and 

through MERI will be able 
to make a big contribution 
to helping Michigan’s young 
people,” Barr said.

a“We are so excited to fund 

this 
unique 
collaboration 

between 
the 
state 
of 

Michigan, @UMich and @
michiganstateu to improve 
schools by looking at the 
impact 
of 
policies 
and 

practices and finding out 
what works!” the Laura and 
John 
Arnold 
Foundation 

tweeted Wednesday.

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