@jeremylsinger

Assistant professor of education leadership and policy @UMFlint. Views are my own. Please excuse typos.

 Detroit, MI
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Joined December 2020
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In @BridgeDet313, @sarahlenhoff and I have a new op-ed on education in Detroit. Measures that capture direct impact of Detroit schools (growth, value-added) tell a positive story about the city that is masked by low proficiency and high absenteeism rates. bridgedetroit.com/detroit-sc…

Detroit students need more support outside of school

Detroit students' outcomes are still not where we want them to be. That's a clear sign that other government and community leaders have a role to play in improving conditions for young people outside...

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David Houston@d_m_houstonOct 19
“The Long Division: How the Politics of Education Became Partisan” is in press! Tentative publication date: March 22, 2027 Pre-order here: global.oup.com/academic/prod… Here’s a preview of the argument (followed by a long list of people to thank!):
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Some helpful datapoints on the NYC schools discussed here--providing context for the role of entrenched social and economic inequalities. Data from NYC (tools.nycenet.edu/dashboard/) and NY state (data.nysed.gov/downloads.php) 🧵
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an exceptional and challenging essay from @nhannahjones nytimes.com/2026/09/20/magaz…

In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?

A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.

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On avg, stu's enter these schools behind where we want them to be, but the schools help them progress as much as a typical NY school. We need to tackle the broader inequalities that make it so students at avg-performing schools are not reaching avg levels of proficiency.
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"Among the dozen parents I spoke to, nearly all of them praised the school’s staff, programs, and communication. Most parents hadn’t heard that the school was in the national news." @matt_barnum went to the school @nhannahjones recently wrote about chalkbeat.org/2026/10/15/ps-…

Nikole Hannah-Jones’ essay made this school famous. Here’s what parents think of it now.

Despite low test scores, parents give Brooklyn’s P.S. 307 high praise

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Chalkbeat Detroit@chalkbeatDETOct 14
Most are too young to vote, but they have some big ideas about the Nov. 3 election that will see five people elected to the DPSCD board. chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/1…

Building conditions, transportation, and arts funding: What some DPSCD students want a new board to...

Most are too young to vote, but they have some big ideas about the Nov. 3 election that will see five people elected to the DPSCD board.

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Today, @sarahlenhoff presented our research on attendance in Michigan to the state board of education! It was really exciting hearing our findings resonate with board members—such as the complexity of and need to address root causes, and the importance of deep family engagement.
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📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Post-pandemic absenteeism is often called a crisis. Tracing U.S. attendance since 1870, @jeremylsinger finds the recent decline—now about 2 extra missed days per student—is a small setback within a long rise in school participation. 📄bit.ly/3TwWjGL
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Paul Bruno@Paul__BrunoOct 12
More than that, for all the talk about "teacher shortages," we're getting better data about how those vary between different teachers and between teachers and other school staff. And we can put *that* into context with staffing growth.
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Paul Bruno@Paul__BrunoOct 12
New, from me, a slightly experimental project I've been working on: School Staff Shortages and the Wider Labor Market shortages.paul-bruno.com/ A sort of dashboard trying to put common conversations about school staff shortages into more context.
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#FridayFeature: In “Interdistrict Magnet School Openings and Enrollment Dynamics in Nearby Schools,” Yerin Yoon finds that magnet school expansion reduced the share of white students in private school and increases the share of Free and Reduced Lunch students in public schools
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Chalkbeat Detroit@chalkbeatDETOct 8
School closures have long been an emotional issue in Detroit, particularly during years of state control, when scores of schools were shuttered. chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/1…

What should DPSCD do about its small, costly schools? Most board candidates oppose further closures.

School closures have long been an emotional issue in Detroit, particularly during years of state control, when scores of schools were shuttered.

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How does school choice policy design matter for effectiveness & equity? @douglasharris99 , Julie Marsh & I explore this in our new @REACHCenterEd paper “The Details Matter: A Systematic Review of School Choice Policy Design and Implementation" reachcentered.org/uploads/te…
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BridgeDetroit@BridgeDet313Oct 2
Commentary: Detroit students need more support. Their schools deserve more credit. bit.​ly/4hIseMN
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Jeremy Singer@jeremylsingerAug 28
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We find similar evidence related to attendance! Detroit schools have among the worst attendance rates in the state and the nation, yet they are among the most effective at boosting attendance based on our value-added measure. detroitpeer.org/wp-content/u…
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We conclude: "Detroit schools are going above and beyond what most schools in Michigan schools are doing...Yet Detroit students’ outcomes are still not where we want them to be. That’s a clear sign that other government and community leaders have a role to play."
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Chalkbeat Detroit@chalkbeatDETOct 2
In its 10-year history, DPSCD has largely avoided the turmoil that was a way of life for decades, when mounting debt and mass school closures defined Detroit Public Schools. But are students better off? Chalkbeat asked school board candidates to weigh in. chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/1…

Are Detroit schools better off under DPSCD? Here’s what school board candidates said.

In its 10-year history, DPSCD has largely avoided the turmoil that was a way of life for decades, when mounting debt and mass school closures defined Detroit Public Schools. But are students better...

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Chalkbeat Detroit@chalkbeatDETOct 1
Homelessness and midyear school changes are some of the many barriers to success for students. Michigan has underfunded these needs for years. chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/1…

‘Poverty is a policy choice’: The key to fixing Michigan’s school literacy crisis

Homelessness and midyear school changes are some of the many barriers to success for students. Michigan has underfunded these needs for years.

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Chalkbeat Detroit@chalkbeatDETSep 30
Some kids just don’t want to go to school. But chronic absenteeism is often tied to issues related to transportation, safety, health, and housing. chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/0…

DPSCD board candidates divided over holding parents accountable for children’s absenteeism

Some kids just don’t want to go to school. But chronic absenteeism is often tied to issues related to transportation, safety, health, and housing.

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Chalkbeat Detroit@chalkbeatDETSep 29
DPSCD Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said students who were further along in learning to read didn’t get the support needed. chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/0…

Growth in K-2 reading scores slowed in the Detroit district last year. Here’s Vitti’s explanation.

DPSCD Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said students who were further along in learning to read didn’t get the support needed.

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Also, on nudges to improve student attendance—couldn’t have said it better myself!
Jeremy Singer@jeremylsingerSep 28
How can we improve schools? "If there was one thing our expert panel agreed on, it was that how well ideas are carried out matters." nytimes.com/2026/09/28/upsho…

30 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by Experts

Math and reading scores are in a decade-long slump. We asked three dozen experts: What could turn things around?

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