
Detroit PEER
@detroitpeer
Detroit Partnership for Education Equity & Research @waynestatecoe, dedicated to community-centered research to support improvement in the Detroit ed ecosystem.
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http://DetroitPEER.org 06-09-2022 14:10:01
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This funding has been so essential in helping us build the partnership infrastructure and research for Detroit PEER. For folks applying this cycle, happy to share our application materials or answer questions!

🌟 Thrilled to share a new Harvard Education Press article from our Detroit PEER team that uses a mobility justice frame to reconceptualize how we think about educational access via school transportation. A brief 🧵showing why this is our most imp. study to date. meridian.allenpress.com/her/article/92…


💚 the Michigan representation in this week’s NNERPP Newsletter! Detroit PEER Sarah W. Lenhoff Jeremy Singer Tanya S. Wright Amy Cummings, Ph.D. Katharine Strunk College of Education



We're hiring! We seek a Research Associate to join the Wayne State University College of Education Detroit PEER team. This job is ideal for Ph.D. grads interested in community-centered research. The role will be ~ 55% research & 45% project coordination / operations. Michigan based! jobs.wayne.edu/applicants/Cen…

Important coverage from Chalkbeat Detroit on how student absenteeism threatens to undermine pandemic recovery efforts in Detroit. Heartened to see so much consensus on the need for cross-sector initiatives to improve attendance. detroit.chalkbeat.org/2022/11/7/2342…

The list is long: Lack of reliable transportation Unaffordable housing Health issues like asthma Work schedules that don't align with school schedules Lack of after-care The A+ research team Detroit PEER have a lot more on this. detroitpeer.org/research/

Essential reporting from Koby Levin Chalkbeat Detroit on the barriers Detroit families face getting to school. Our research shows that absenteeism is not about a lack of will or a misunderstanding about the risks of absence - it's about real barriers that schools alone can't remove
