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Upjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · 13d

The Upjohn Institute has studied tuition-free college programs for 20 years, starting with the Kalamazoo Promise in 2005. This work informed a movement that now includes 200+ programs. Read how research, collaboration and expertise helped inform this movement. #EduSky

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Twenty years of leadership in the tuition-free college movement | Upjohn Institute

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Jul 11

Policy-relevant research from multiple disciplines is welcome.

Upjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · Jul 7

We welcome submissions for the 2025 Dissertation Award, given to the best Ph.D. dissertation on employment-related issues. The award furthers the Upjohn Institute mission to support and conduct policy-relevant research on issues related to employment, unemployment and social insurance programs.

Dissertation Award | Upjohn Institute

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Jul 10

@truesdale.bsky.social and I were happy to have @washingtonpost.com highlight our thoughts on Medicaid work requirements. There is even more cause for concern now the bill has become law. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Analysis | Democrats try to flip the script on red tape

In today’s edition … Trump’s new fiction about gas prices ... Democrats are already publicly angling in the 2028 presidential fight.

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Apr 3

The website seems to have corrected itself, most all of the functions are back and we did receive our check. How about everyone else?

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Apr 1

Same for my daughter here. The records of her wages that I've submitted over the past six months are also gone, so no evidence that we've met earnings rules. I literally have no idea what to do.

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Apr 1

Hey Bre, same thing here. But not fixed by 12 midnight because I'm up checking now and the portal is closed from 1-4:15 AM. Will report back in the real morning. All history of payments as well as income reporting is gone, and the note says my daughter is not a beneficiary.

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Apr 1

We had a similar experience last night, with the wrinkle that none of the monthly income reporting is showing up. In other words, the SSA.gov site does not show that my daughter was ever a beneficiary, what she ever received, or that we've adhered to income reporting rules to maintain our benefits.

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Mar 14

Not just home healthcare, all kinds of community based services that help people with disabilities get out and about or funded by Medicaid.

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Mar 9

Distressed to hear the #SocialSecurity admin will start witholding 100% of people's benefits if there is an overpayment, even if it is the fault of the SSA (which it often is). For now, only overpayments after 3/27 are included, and SSI is not affected. Since 3/24, repayments were capped at 10%.

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Mar 5

so true -- I have a call with them today so they can review my disabled daughter's modest monthly payment to adjust for her minuscule earned income. I file her pay stubs every month. that's where the waste is, in the means-tested part of SSA -- and all the mail they send me..

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Feb 21

From @timbartik.bsky.social at @upjohninstitute.bsky.social Michigan's GSRP pre-K program yields positive returns over a 15-year period, with the immediate gain of allowing parents to work while their children are in high-quality pre-K classrooms. Full report is here: www.upjohn.org/research-hig...

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Feb 13

and the abdication of congress's rights and responsibilities. they have complied in advance.

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Feb 13

Understatement much @nytimes.com?

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Feb 3

@upjohninstitute.bsky.social is a great place to work. Happy to answer any questions!

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Feb 2

Hiring 2-year postdoc @upjohninstitute.bsky.social.

Great for someone with FSRDC experience & interest in early childhood care & education labor markets.

Work with me @gabriellepepin.bsky.social @jborowsky.bsky.social + others.
#econ_ra #econsky #policysky

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Jan 26

Yes, less than $80K

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Dec 26

One of the surprise joys of @pkrugman.bsky.social 's new substack blog are the musical codas. Today's slayed me -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Ju...

Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra - Brothers In Arms (Dire Straits Cover) | The Anti-War Sessions

YouTube video by Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Dec 19

Here is what my @upjohninstitute.bsky.social colleagues and I have been up to lately!

Kathleen Bolter, PhD @kathleenbolter.bsky.social · Dec 19

🎉2024 was a big year for Policies for Place at @upjohninstitute.bsky.social!

Highlighted below are 6 works from this year from @timbartik.bsky.social @bradhershbein.bsky.social @mmilleradams.bsky.social and other members of our team.

Who doesn’t love an end of the year list?

Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Dec 19

Policies for Place @upjohninstitute.bsky.social recently convened our affiliates and local experts in collaboration with the @chicagofed.bsky.social to think about how communities can face coming economic challenges and create more equitable opportunities for residents. 5 lessons for 5 groups here!

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Dec 19

I like tuition-free college that includes bachelor-granting institutions, as they provide meaningful choices. Minnesota's is simple and inclusive, with one drawback -- a benefit cliff at family income of $80K. Nothing wrong with a simple scale of declining benefits. www.minnpost.com/education/20...

Minnesota promised free college tuition, but hefty costs remain

North Star Promise is helping thousands of Minnesotans pay tuition at public universities, buy many still aren't able to save any money.

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Upjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · Dec 16

"Many of the students using these scholarships already had their community college covered through Pell grants, but they didn’t know that," said @mmilleradams.bsky.social "So by saying, ‘Hey, it’s tuition-free,’ and putting that free message up front, you can bring a lot of people into the process.”

Minnesota promised free college tuition, but hefty costs remain

North Star Promise is helping thousands of Minnesotans pay tuition at public universities, buy many still aren't able to save any money.

www.minnpost.com

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Dec 14

you bet!!

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Upjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · Jun 10

When it comes to clear communication, a promise that “community college tuition is free for all” wins, hands down, our @mmilleradams.bsky.social writes in an opinion piece.
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Opinion | Tuition-free community college is central to Michigan’s future prosperity | Bridge Michigan

A promise of guaranteed tuition coverage sends a clear message that college is affordable and is more likely to broaden the pipeline of students pursuing degrees or credentials.

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Dec 12

pajamas, Justin! it's pajamas!

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Dec 12

New here and seeking connections. I've been a researcher at @upjohninstitute.bsky.social for 18 years, working first on KPromise & tuition-free college, and now on employment for young adults with disabilities. A political scientist by training, I enjoy hanging with economists and higher ed folks.

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Michelle Miller-Adams @mmilleradams.bsky.social · Dec 11

got it, thanks!

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