| The effect of early information on college applications among low-income, high achieving students | 
                Susan Dynarski, Katherine Michelmore | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | Developing and evaluating a college-application course in Michigan | 
                Joshua Hyman, Brandy Johnson, Venessa Keesler | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | The effect of information about student-loan forgiveness on teacher retention in high-needs schools in Michigan | 
                Brian Jacob, Damon Jones, Benjamin Keys | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | What is the effect on college enrollment of providing HS students with information about college and the application process? | 
                Joshua Hyman, Venessa Keesler | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | The impact of the Michigan Promise Scholarship on postsecondary attainment | 
                Susan Dynarski, Kenneth Frank, Brian Jacob, Barbara Schneider | 
                Completed (2016) | 
            
            
                | Improving chronically underperforming schools? Regression-discontinuity evidence from NCLB waivers | 
                Steven Hemelt, Brian Jacob | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | Impacts of kindergarten starting age and compulsory schooling laws on postsecondary enrollment, choice, and persistence in Michigan | 
                Steven Hemelt, Rachel Rosen | 
                Completed (2014) | 
            
            
                | Measuring school performance for Excellent Schools Detroit's report cards | 
                Susan Dynarski, Brian Jacob | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | Measuring and understanding the effectiveness of Michigan charter schools  | 
                Susan Dynarski, Brian Jacob | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | Marginal pricing and student investment in higher education | 
                Steven Hemelt, Kevin Stange | 
                Completed (2015) | 
            
            
                | The impact of Michigan promise zones on educational outcomes, school funding, and student mobility | 
                Meredith Billings | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | The effects of school spending on educational attainment | 
                Joshua Hyman | 
                Completed (2014) | 
            
            
                | Estimating the effect of a mandatory, college-preparatory curriculum in Michigan | 
                Susan Dynarski, Kenneth Frank, Brian Jacob, Barbara Schneider | 
                Completed (2016) | 
            
            
                | Improving on the student-teacher ratio: A direct measure of class size in Michigan using trancript-level data | 
                Rene Crespin, Susan Dynarski, Brian Jacob | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | The missing manual: using National Student Clearinghouse data to track postsecondary outcomes | 
                Susan Dynarski, Steven Hemelt, Josh Hyman | 
                Completed (2013) | 
            
            
                | Participation in advanced math courses and student achievement in high school and college | 
                Sarah Cannon | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | Student achievement in career and technical education in Michigan | 
                Brian Jacob, Daniel Kreisman | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | Impacts of the International Baccalaureate's Primary Years Program on student achievement in Michigan and North Carolina | 
                Steven Hemelt | 
                Completed (2014) | 
            
            
                | The role of non-cognitive skills on educational outcomes measured by skipping questions on school exams | 
                Monica Hernandez, Jonathan Hershaff | 
                Completed (2015) | 
            
            
                | Using longitudinal data to understand income gaps in educational outcomes | 
                Susan Dynarski, Katherine Michelmore | 
                Completed (2016) | 
            
            
                | Education pathways and labor market outcomes for Michigan's community college students | 
                Susan Dynarski, Brian Jacob | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | Examining the impact of plant closings on postsecondary choice in Michigan | 
                Daniel Hubbard | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | The causes and consequences of teacher turnover: New evidence from Michigan | 
                Kolby Gadd, Daniel Hubbard, Brian Jacob | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | The effect of grade structure on student performance: middle schools vs. K-8 | 
                Brian Jacob, Xiaoyang Ye | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | Teacher Turnover and External Contextual Factors: The Case of Michigan High Schools. | 
                Elizabeth Covay Minor, Guan Saw, Kenneth Frank, Barbara Schneider, Kaitlin Obenauf | 
                Completed (2014) | 
            
            
                | Teacher Mobility and External Contextual Factors: The Case of Michigan High Schools. | 
                Elizabeth Covay Minor, Guan Saw, Kenneth Frank, Barbara Schneider, Kaitlin Obenauf | 
                Completed (2014) | 
            
            
                | Teachers’ grade-level reassignments: Evidence from Michigan | 
                Quentin Brummet, Seth Gershenson, Michael S. Hayes | 
                Completed (2015) | 
            
            
                | Application of Epistemic Network Analysis Applied to Coursetaking Patterns | 
                David Williamson Shaffer, Kenneth Frank | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | Curricular reform and economic context: The case of the Michigan Merit Curriculum.  | 
                Kaitlin Obenauf | 
                Completed (2014) | 
            
            
                | College Ambition Progam | 
                Barbara Schneider | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | African American Young Men of Promise Initiative College Support Project  | 
                Barbara Schneider | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | 2014 AERA Presidential Address, The College Ambition Program: A Realistic Transition Strategy for Traditionally Disadvantaged Students.  | 
                Barbara Schneider | 
                Completed (2015) | 
            
            
                | Pathways to college and STEM careers: Enhancing the high school experience.  | 
                Barbara Schneider, Michael Broda, J. Judy, Kri Burkander | 
                Completed (2014) | 
            
            
                | Improving College Enrollment of At-Risk Students at the School Level | 
                Ryan Goodwin, Wei Li, Michael Broda, H. Johnson, Barbara Schneider | 
                Completed (2016) | 
            
            
                | The Impact of the Michigan Merit Curriculum on High School Math Course Taking. | 
                Soobin Kim, Gregory Wallsworth, Ran Xu, Barbara Schneider, Kenneth Frank | 
                Completed (2016) | 
            
            
                | The Impact of Being Labeled as a Persistently Lowest Achieving School: Regression Discontinuity Evidence on Consequential School Labeling | 
                Guan Saw, Barbara Schneider, Kenneth Frank, I-Chien Chen, Venessa Keesler, Joseph Martineau | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | Three essays on Estimating the Effect of School and Student Improvement Interventions | 
                Guan Saw | 
                Completed (2016) | 
            
            
                | High School Transcript Study | 
                Soobin Kim, Rachel Troutman, Elizabeth Covay Minor, Barbara Schneider, Kenneth Frank, Ran Xu, Gregory Wallsworth, Richard Chester | 
                Completed (2015) | 
            
            
                | MCER Transcript Data Codebook | 
                Gregory Wallsworth, Ran Xu, Soobin Kim, Barbara Schneider, Kenneth Frank | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | External Contextual Factors, Teacher Turnover and Student Achievement: The Case of Michigan High Schools | 
                Elizabeth Covay Minor, Guan Saw, Kenneth Frank, Barbara Schneider, Kaitlin Torphy | 
                Ongoing | 
            
            
                | Career and College Ready  | 
                Elizabeth Covay Minor | 
                Completed (2013) |