Jeremy Singer

Assistant Research Professor, College of Education, and Associate Director of the of the Detroit Partnership for Education Equity & Research,

Wayne State University

Jeremy Singer is an assistant research professor in the College of Education at Wayne State University; he is also associate director of the Detroit Partnership for Education Equity and Research. As a researcher, he focuses broadly on the intersections between education policy and racial and socioeconomic inequality. In addition to attendance and chronic absenteeism, he has studied school choice, school improvement, and the relationship between housing and education. Singer began his career as a teacher in the Detroit Public Schools and served as a postdoctoral research fellow with the Education Policy Innovation Collaborative at Michigan State University. He received his PhD in educational leadership and policy studies from Wayne State University.

updated 2025

Contributing topics

Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes

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COVID-19 Recovery

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