Latest Past Events

Spring 2024 BU Wheelock Ed Policy Speaker Series: Li Feng (Texas State University)

610 Commonwealth Avenue Room 101 Boston, MA 02215 610 Commonwealth Avenue Room 101, Boston

 The Impact of STEM Teacher Scholarship on Local Teacher Shortage and Student OutcomesBroad consensus exists on the need to train, place, and retain high-quality teachers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects throughout the nation’s public schools, particularly in high-need districts (President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, 2010). Yet, we need to […]

Spring 2024 BU Wheelock Ed Policy Speaker Series: Daphna Bassok (University of Virginia)

610 Commonwealth Avenue Room 101 Boston, MA 02215 610 Commonwealth Avenue Room 101, Boston

Building a More Stable and Supported Early Childhood Teacher Workforce: Lessons from a Decade-Long Research Policy PartnershipThe early childhood education (ECE) workforce in the United States faces persistent challenges, including low wages and high turnover rates. These conditions detrimentally affect young children during a critical phase of their development and they are disruptive for working […]

AEFP 49th Annual Conference

Marriott Baltimore Waterfront 700 Aliceanna St., Baltimore

WEPC is attending this year's Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) 2024 Conference in Baltimore. This conference will bring together researchers, students, policymakers, practitioners, and others interested in education finance and policy to share and learn about research spanning from early childhood education to long-term postsecondary outcomes. In addition to several faculty presentations selected […]