Recent Publications

Memo 1141, June 2016 In Brief Over the most recent 25-year period since 1990, Detroit’s population dropped 34 percent, but Detroit Public School’s (DPS’s) enrollment fell 73 percent.  Over the same period, state policymakers enacted new laws that m...

For Release on: June 16, 2016 Contact: Craig Thiel 517.485.9444 or Eric Lupher 734.542.8001 The Next Challenge in Funding the Education of Detroit School Children A new report shows that the out-migration from Detroit and the increasing use of school choi...

Financing Special Education: Analyses and Challenges Report 378, March 2012 K-12 education and school funding have become perennial public policy issues discussed at local school board meetings, community and parent gatherings, and throughout the halls of...