Engaged Research and Evaluation Center

Statewide Evaluation

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  Michigan 21^st Century Community
  Learning Centers

  The Michigan 21^st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) are federally funded out-of-school time programs for high-poverty, low-performing schools administered by state departments of education.

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  The Evaluation of 32n State-funded Out-of-School Time Programs in Michigan

  The 32N Initiative evaluation examines the implementation and impact of the 32N out-of-school time (OST) funding and aims to provide meaningful data for informed decision-making at the regional and state levels. It seeks to improve children’s academic outcomes, positive development, and skill acquisition through quality programming.

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  Child Care
  Mapping Project

  Child Care Mapping Project is a state-funded program that intends to develop new data infrastructure that policymakers and program leaders can use to help ensure that families across the state of Michigan have equitable access to high-quality childcare services.

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  Strong Beginnings
  Program

  Our evaluation project examines the implementation, quality, and impacts of 12 publicly funded preschool classrooms for 3-year-old children. Classrooms are currently located in four Michigan counties and managed by Berrien, Heritage Southwest, Northwest Education, and Wayne Intermediate School Districts. Our research agenda includes: (a) examining the impacts of attending two years vs. one-year or no experience in public preschools; (b) collecting input from teachers and families on effective family engagement practices to create a family engagement implementation guide for use as the program expands. The guide will reflect the needs and goals of teachers and caregivers—because our research design involved them from the beginning.

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