Our Mission
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.
Our Research Areas
Upcoming & Recent Events
Teacher Diversity is Teacher Quality: An Evidence and Action Event Series
Main Event: June 22nd @ 3:00
Deep Dive Sessions: June 23rd – 24th
The Urban/Suburban Educational Divide: Racial Inequities and Shifting Landscapes
May 19th @ 4:00pm Est
In the News
Proving the School-to-Prison Pipeline
At issue is the school-to-prison pipeline—a term often used to describe the connection between exclusionary punishments like suspensions and expulsions and involvement in the criminal justice system. Black and Hispanic students are far more likely than white students...