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The Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC) conducts and disseminates rigorous, policy-relevant research in partnership with local, state, and federal policymakers and stakeholders to improve educational opportunities and holistic outcomes for traditionally marginalized students.
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Day 2 (Virtual) – BU Wheelock Spring Forum: Examining how teacher workforce policies shape an equity-centered education
Teachers are undeniably key to student success, but their daily, individual decisions and actions are inextricably shaped by a much larger system of decisions at the national, state and district...
Day 1 (In-Person) 2022 BU Wheelock Spring Forum: Examining how teacher workforce policies shape an equity-centered education
Teachers are undeniably key to student success, but their daily, individual decisions and actions are inextricably shaped by a much larger system of decisions at the national, state and district...
In the News
WEPC Faculty Included in 2022 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
Education Week - The 2022 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings ranks the university-based scholars in the United States who did the most last year to shape educational practice and policy. Two WEPC faculty are included on this year's list, including Faculty...