Jeremy Singer
@jeremylsinger.bsky.social
Assistant professor of education leadership and policy at University of Michigan-Flint @umflintcase.bsky.social. Views are my own. Please excuse typos.
The two people who won Michigan’s gubernatorial primary elections on Tuesday have different ideas about fixing the state’s schools.
Education will be a key topic as Benson and James head into the November election
The two people who won Michigan’s gubernatorial primary elections on Tuesday have different ideas about fixing the state’s schools.
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@jakeanders.uk and his team show that PISA slightly changed its wording for a question about truancy in 2015, which substantially changed responses (more students report that they "missed" than "skipped"). Useful broader insight: wording will affect how families/educators describe attendance issues.
Jake Anders@jakeanders.uk · 2d agoNew paper just published open access in Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Across Detroit, a number of events throughout August offer parents free school supplies for their children, and they give kids a chance to have fun.
Need school supplies for your kids? Here’s where to get them for free in Detroit.
Across Detroit, a number of events throughout August offer parents free school supplies for their children, and they give kids a chance to have fun.
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ASA member Ann Owens @annowens.bsky.social comments on recent research that sheds light on why school segregation persists, noting that, contrary to popular belief, some of the most segregated states in the U.S. are not in the South, but in the Midwest and Northeast.
Ohio schools are among the most segregated in the nation, per report
Segregation is still pervasive in Ohio public schools, according to a recent analysis by university researchers and an education advocacy group.
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT @derekgottliebphd.com and I are doing a podcast where we take requests and yap about your school budget kerfuffles. It's called "Budget Committee!" and we're dropping episodes soon. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1lzV...
Budget Committee!
Education Podcast · Getting (Closer) to the Bottom of Your District's Finances
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Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said the Nov. 3 election to fill five seats on the DPSCD school board will determine whether the district will “move forward with greater progress and momentum or backwards.”
These 35 people are vying for a seat on the Detroit school board
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said the Nov. 3 election to fill five seats on the DPSCD school board will determine whether the district will “move forward with greater progress and momentum or backwards.”
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American families are already facing an affordability crisis, yet Trump and congressional Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act could increase the financial pressure by putting students' free school meals at risk. Learn how many students could lose access to free meals: https://ampr.gs/3SJsqm4
This week @ballotpedia.org covered @sarahlenhoff.bsky.social and my work on chronic absenteeism alongside Nat Malkus from AEI. While are arguments are framed as opposing, what they really represent are the answers to two different questions. 🧵 1/3 news.ballotpedia.org/2026/07/15/h...
In the new contract, teachers in the Detroit Public Schools Community District with a master’s degree could earn as much as $100,100.
Increased salaries, bonuses for some, and a new AI policy central to new Detroit teacher contract
In the new contract, teachers in the Detroit Public Schools Community District with a master’s degree could earn as much as $100,100.
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Aside from this one case, what is really striking to me here is how similar the strategies are to what we’ve seen in so many other places. What @sarahlenhoff.bsky.social and I documented in Detroit is strikingly similar (attendance personnel, teams, home visits…) hep.gse.harvard.edu/978168253961...
Rethinking Chronic Absenteeism
A call for community-based approaches to reducing the barriers that prevent regular attendance in K-12 schools In Rethinking Chronic Absenteeism, Sarah Winc...
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Chalkbeat@chalkbeat.org · 3w agoAfter the pandemic, over half of the students at Compass Berclair were chronically absent. Now, only 1% of students are missing more than 18 days of the year. Here’s how school leaders did it.
If the millage does not pass, DPSCD officials say the district will face a $111 million deficit by the 2027-28 school year.
Detroit students go door-to-door asking voters to support a school millage by voting ‘yes’ on Proposal S
If the millage does not pass, DPSCD officials say the district will face a $111 million deficit by the 2027-28 school year.
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Today is the last day to submit comments on OMB's proposed changes to federal grant rules that would give vast powers to political appointees to reject or cancel midstream large research projects. This would waste millions in time and effort and promote corruption. naeducation.org/naed-and-19-...
NAEd and 19 Other Associations File Comment Urging OMB to Withdraw Proposed Rule on Federal Financial Assistance - National Academy of Education
Coalition representing more than 85,000 researchers, faculty, practitioners, and students files formal comment opposing sweeping restrictions on federally funded education research Washington, DC — Ju...
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The item on the ballot would generate more than $100 million in revenue and help pay for everything from teacher salaries to classroom supplies.
Detroit voters have questions about a DPSCD tax proposal. We have some answers.
The item on the ballot would generate more than $100 million in revenue and help pay for everything from teacher salaries to classroom supplies.
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Comments due tomorrow! You want scientific review panels deciding what studies to fund with taxpayer dollars, or political appointees?
Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 3w agoRussell Vought is working to advance a key part of his Project 2025 agenda by giving political appointees unprecedented authority over federal science funding decisions. Fight back by leaving your public comment by visiting this link: zurl.co/hdmlB Article: zurl.co/ijSUz
We are hiring a postdoctoral fellow to help with work on a project to study the Michigan school meals program (universal meals). Come work with me and Kathy Michelmore! @kmichelmore.bsky.social edpolicy.umich.edu/what-we-do/j...
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The University of Michigan seeks candidates to become active members of the Education Policy Initiative. Our research group brings together a interdisciplinary set of scholars focused on the generatio...
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Our #Education faculty recently piloted an innovative course blending special education and math teaching methods. Read all about it! #SpecialEd #FutureTeachers #Math @umflintteach.bsky.social
UM-Flint course blends special education, math teaching methods
Professors in UM-Flint's Education department piloted a course blending special education and math instruction methods during Winter 26.
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Students from low-income families and students who are English language learners typically require greater resources, which Michigan lawmakers acknowledge in the latest budget that was approved Friday.
Michigan lawmakers OK $22.9 billion education budget that invests more in students with the greatest needs
Students from low-income families and students who are English language learners typically require greater resources, which Michigan lawmakers acknowledge in the latest budget that was approved Friday.
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🧪 New from @dataforprogress.org: Federal research grants are awarded on scientific merit judged by panels of scientists and outside experts. Trump has moved to change that. Voters don't approve. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/7/...
Many Detroit district schools are operating under capacity. But these 19 are particularly underutilized, prompting questions about solutions.
Which Detroit schools have low enrollment and high costs?
Many Detroit district schools are operating under capacity. But these 19 are particularly underutilized, prompting questions about solutions.
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Jeremy Singer spoke at the Michigan House earlier this year, providing his expertise to help shape public policy. @umflintteach.bsky.social
UM-Flint Education faculty testifies for Michigan House of Representatives on school of choice - Blog | UM-Flint College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Jeremy Singer, UM-Flint education faculty gave testimony to inform Michigan lawmakers about school of choice policy amendment considerations.
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The U.S. Dept. of Education called chronic absenteeism a crisis in 2015. The rate of students missing school regularly has only soared since then.
The pandemic may not fully explain today's absenteeism crisis. Just look at kindergartners.
The U.S. Dept. of Education called chronic absenteeism a crisis in 2015. The rate of students missing school regularly has only soared since then.
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If voters don’t approve the ballot initiative by July 1, 2027, DPSCD will have a $120 million deficit the following school year, according to Superintendent Nikolai Vitti.
Court loss for Detroit district makes passing operating millage proposal more critical for school system
If voters don’t approve the ballot initiative by July 1, 2027, DPSCD will have a $120 million deficit the following school year, according to Superintendent Nikolai Vitti.
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Since their launch in 2023, DPSCD’s Health Hubs have helped thousands of families and contributed to improving attendance for many students, according to the district.
On the front lines of chronic absenteeism: What Detroit’s Health Hubs do to get kids to school
Since their launch in 2023, DPSCD’s Health Hubs have helped thousands of families and contributed to improving attendance for many students, according to the district.
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You still have two weeks to provide public comments against political appointees overruling peer review for grant competitions.
Betsy Wolf@betsyjwolf.bsky.social · 2mo agoResearchers, PLEASE submit comments! Closes on 7/13. www.regulations.gov/search?filte...
Arizona ESA advocates said participation gaps by neighborhood income would shrink over time. The state's own data tell a different story: the richest-poorest neighborhood gap is widening each year.
