Joshua Cowen

The Michigan State University Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Program will provide training to prepare doctoral students to conduct education policy research in collaborative partnerships with education agencies and postsecondary systems.

The purpose of this project is to assess the implementation, impact, and cost of the Michigan "Read by Grade 3" law which is intended to increase early literacy outcomes for Michigan students.

Across the U.S., many students have opportunities to attend schools other than their own traditional neighborhood public schools. These opportunities are commonly referred to as “school choice” and include such practices as open enrollment (both intra- and inter-district), magnet schools, charter schools including virtual schools, and public financial supports for attending private schools (e.g., vouchers, tax credit funded scholarships, education savings accounts, personal tax credits a...

The Interdisciplinary Training Program (ITP) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison trained fellows to carry out rigorous quantitative research to provide scientific evidence on pressing problems of policy and practice in education.