Wheelock Educational Policy Center
@wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social
Engaging in rigorous, #EdPolicy research to transform systems of teaching & learning in Boston & beyond. https://wheelockpolicycenter.org/
Top story in today’s @NYT’s “Headlines” talks about declining enrollment & districts efforts to recruit families back to the public system. @joshua-goodman.com & @abbyfrancis.bsky.social’s recent work highlighting trends in MA suggest where to focus these efforts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
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August 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Top story in today’s @NYT’s “Headlines” talks about declining enrollment & districts efforts to recruit families back to the public system. @joshua-goodman.com & @abbyfrancis.bsky.social’s recent work highlighting trends in MA suggest where to focus these efforts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
A powerful description of the move out of ESL to mainstream classrooms. Along with our state-level analyses (link below), it underscores the need for more thoughtful support of key transitions as we try to maintain strong academic trajectories for students.
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July 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A powerful description of the move out of ESL to mainstream classrooms. Along with our state-level analyses (link below), it underscores the need for more thoughtful support of key transitions as we try to maintain strong academic trajectories for students.
wheelockpolicycenter.org/partnerships...
wheelockpolicycenter.org/partnerships...
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This was such a great conversation about the impact of federal research funding. I think a lot of folks outside of academia don't realize the value or impact of federal research dollars- and they need to, if we want that funding to continue! Please listen & share!
In this “Conversations with the Dean”, Dean Penny Bishop speaks with Leslie Dietiker, Naomi Caselli, and Elizabeth Bettini about how federal research funding drives equity, innovation, and long-term impact.
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#BUWheelock #BostonUniversity #EducationResearch
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#BUWheelock #BostonUniversity #EducationResearch
July 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This was such a great conversation about the impact of federal research funding. I think a lot of folks outside of academia don't realize the value or impact of federal research dollars- and they need to, if we want that funding to continue! Please listen & share!
Have to love a conference that kicks off w/ an elementary school mariachi band. Excited to present later today at the Education Commission of the States national forum w/ @sparccenter.bsky.social & IDOE on special education workforce shortages.
July 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Have to love a conference that kicks off w/ an elementary school mariachi band. Excited to present later today at the Education Commission of the States national forum w/ @sparccenter.bsky.social & IDOE on special education workforce shortages.
Last week just-out work by @joshua-goodman.com & @abbyfrancis.bsky.social was featured on the @educationnext.bsky.social podcast. Listen for interesting convo of key insights and implications.
www.educationnext.org/the-educatio...
Full policy brief at: wheelockpolicycenter.org/high-quality...
www.educationnext.org/the-educatio...
Full policy brief at: wheelockpolicycenter.org/high-quality...
July 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Last week just-out work by @joshua-goodman.com & @abbyfrancis.bsky.social was featured on the @educationnext.bsky.social podcast. Listen for interesting convo of key insights and implications.
www.educationnext.org/the-educatio...
Full policy brief at: wheelockpolicycenter.org/high-quality...
www.educationnext.org/the-educatio...
Full policy brief at: wheelockpolicycenter.org/high-quality...
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🔥What’s the only thing hotter than this week’s weather?🔥
Our new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper:
“School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic”
In it, BU Wheelock PhD @abbyfrancis.bsky.social and I ask:
Has the pandemic permanently changed families' schooling choices?
Our new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper:
“School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic”
In it, BU Wheelock PhD @abbyfrancis.bsky.social and I ask:
Has the pandemic permanently changed families' schooling choices?
June 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🔥What’s the only thing hotter than this week’s weather?🔥
Our new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper:
“School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic”
In it, BU Wheelock PhD @abbyfrancis.bsky.social and I ask:
Has the pandemic permanently changed families' schooling choices?
Our new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper:
“School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic”
In it, BU Wheelock PhD @abbyfrancis.bsky.social and I ask:
Has the pandemic permanently changed families' schooling choices?
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Today's @bostonglobe.com features my thoughts on the recent, rapid rise of private after school math tutoring.
TLDR: These classes have been valuable for our kids and others unchallenged by current school offerings, but also likely exacerabte inequality in math.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/12/o...
TLDR: These classes have been valuable for our kids and others unchallenged by current school offerings, but also likely exacerabte inequality in math.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/12/o...
May 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Today's @bostonglobe.com features my thoughts on the recent, rapid rise of private after school math tutoring.
TLDR: These classes have been valuable for our kids and others unchallenged by current school offerings, but also likely exacerabte inequality in math.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/12/o...
TLDR: These classes have been valuable for our kids and others unchallenged by current school offerings, but also likely exacerabte inequality in math.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/12/o...
#Earlycollege programs hold lots of promise for increasing college-going/completion rates. But access & opportunity to these innovative pathways are important to understand. We examined representation in ECPs for #EnglishLearners in MA and found...
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English Learners' Access to Massachusetts Early College Programs
The authors of this study examined the extent to which English learners are participating in Massachusetts Early College programs.
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April 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#Earlycollege programs hold lots of promise for increasing college-going/completion rates. But access & opportunity to these innovative pathways are important to understand. We examined representation in ECPs for #EnglishLearners in MA and found...
wheelockpolicycenter.org/specialized-...
wheelockpolicycenter.org/specialized-...
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Celebration Alert! BU Wheelock ranked for the first time among the top education policy programs in the nation. This highlights the programs significant contributions to shaping policy and advancing research in education! @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social
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April 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Celebration Alert! BU Wheelock ranked for the first time among the top education policy programs in the nation. This highlights the programs significant contributions to shaping policy and advancing research in education! @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social
Read More: spr.ly/6181Fszrz
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Terrific group of researchers @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social!
Our @buwheelock.bsky.social Ed Policy prog. is 1st at the college to be ranked in a specialization area by US News & World Reports. Celebrating our first appearance at #24!
Excited to see this stellar group of faculty recognized & appreciative of our past & current leadership for continued support
Excited to see this stellar group of faculty recognized & appreciative of our past & current leadership for continued support
April 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Terrific group of researchers @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social!
Wohooo!
April 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Wohooo!
Our @buwheelock.bsky.social Ed Policy prog. is 1st at the college to be ranked in a specialization area by US News & World Reports. Celebrating our first appearance at #24!
Excited to see this stellar group of faculty recognized & appreciative of our past & current leadership for continued support
Excited to see this stellar group of faculty recognized & appreciative of our past & current leadership for continued support
April 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Our @buwheelock.bsky.social Ed Policy prog. is 1st at the college to be ranked in a specialization area by US News & World Reports. Celebrating our first appearance at #24!
Excited to see this stellar group of faculty recognized & appreciative of our past & current leadership for continued support
Excited to see this stellar group of faculty recognized & appreciative of our past & current leadership for continued support
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Excellent dive into reasons US kids' literacy/numeracy are declining.
Big culprits: decreased accountability, smartphones, Great Recession funding drops, pandemic.
No signs of help on any of these fronts + Trump/Musk have killed our ability to measure outcomes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...
Big culprits: decreased accountability, smartphones, Great Recession funding drops, pandemic.
No signs of help on any of these fronts + Trump/Musk have killed our ability to measure outcomes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...
April 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Excellent dive into reasons US kids' literacy/numeracy are declining.
Big culprits: decreased accountability, smartphones, Great Recession funding drops, pandemic.
No signs of help on any of these fronts + Trump/Musk have killed our ability to measure outcomes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...
Big culprits: decreased accountability, smartphones, Great Recession funding drops, pandemic.
No signs of help on any of these fronts + Trump/Musk have killed our ability to measure outcomes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...
A study worth reading given the impact of recent decisions to claw back remaining ESSER funds, at least some of which were going to do exactly this in New Bedford, Ma.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/03/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/03/m...
April 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A study worth reading given the impact of recent decisions to claw back remaining ESSER funds, at least some of which were going to do exactly this in New Bedford, Ma.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/03/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/03/m...
NEW FACULTY ALERT! @buwheelock.bsky.social is thrilled to welcome @jo-r-king.bsky.social as our newest Asst Prof of Ed Policy and incoming WEPC affiliate. Thread ⬇️ for more details.
April 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
NEW FACULTY ALERT! @buwheelock.bsky.social is thrilled to welcome @jo-r-king.bsky.social as our newest Asst Prof of Ed Policy and incoming WEPC affiliate. Thread ⬇️ for more details.
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Last week, I presented on MA K-12 public school enrollment trends at the 'Thriving in the Middle School Years' forum hosted by @buwheelock.bsky.social. Very thankful for thoughtful conversations with teachers, parents, and community members!
@joshua-goodman.com @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social
@joshua-goodman.com @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Last week, I presented on MA K-12 public school enrollment trends at the 'Thriving in the Middle School Years' forum hosted by @buwheelock.bsky.social. Very thankful for thoughtful conversations with teachers, parents, and community members!
@joshua-goodman.com @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social
@joshua-goodman.com @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social
The 2025 BU Wheelock Forum has an exciting line up, starting off with best-selling author and MacArthur genius fellow @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social THIS THURSDAY 3/27. Full details and registration available at: www.bu.edu/wheelock/new...
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@buwheelock.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The 2025 BU Wheelock Forum has an exciting line up, starting off with best-selling author and MacArthur genius fellow @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social THIS THURSDAY 3/27. Full details and registration available at: www.bu.edu/wheelock/new...
@buwheelock.bsky.social
@buwheelock.bsky.social
Our very own @abbyfrancis.bsky.social wins the #AEFP2025 early morning 5K run! First timer, first finisher. Way to go Abby!
March 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Our very own @abbyfrancis.bsky.social wins the #AEFP2025 early morning 5K run! First timer, first finisher. Way to go Abby!
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Research with restricted-use data is more precise, powerful, and relevant. Faculty and staff will be working through the weekend to answer important research questions before we no longer can. This is not normal, necessary, or efficient.
AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
March 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Research with restricted-use data is more precise, powerful, and relevant. Faculty and staff will be working through the weekend to answer important research questions before we no longer can. This is not normal, necessary, or efficient.
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Good news! Especially for those at #AEFP2025 / @aefpweb.bsky.social who might use IPEDS:
I came across this new R package that allows you to download literally all of IPEDS before it is gone!
nehgov.github.io/ripeds/
I tested it yesterday and it works like a charm. Definitely recommend!
I came across this new R package that allows you to download literally all of IPEDS before it is gone!
nehgov.github.io/ripeds/
I tested it yesterday and it works like a charm. Definitely recommend!
March 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Good news! Especially for those at #AEFP2025 / @aefpweb.bsky.social who might use IPEDS:
I came across this new R package that allows you to download literally all of IPEDS before it is gone!
nehgov.github.io/ripeds/
I tested it yesterday and it works like a charm. Definitely recommend!
I came across this new R package that allows you to download literally all of IPEDS before it is gone!
nehgov.github.io/ripeds/
I tested it yesterday and it works like a charm. Definitely recommend!
#AEFP2025 has been quite a success. We're really proud of and excited by the work and thoughtful engagement in policy-relevant, rigorous research on display by all of our @buwheelock.bsky.social faculty, students, WEPC alumni, staff and partners. Thanks for a wonderful few days!
March 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#AEFP2025 has been quite a success. We're really proud of and excited by the work and thoughtful engagement in policy-relevant, rigorous research on display by all of our @buwheelock.bsky.social faculty, students, WEPC alumni, staff and partners. Thanks for a wonderful few days!
#AEFP2025 - Didn't get enough of the special education policy conversation? Stop by 8.03 (New York Room) at 3:30 and hear @christocleve.bsky.social share impacts of new developmental delay legislation on the identification of students with disabilities in Indiana.
March 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#AEFP2025 - Didn't get enough of the special education policy conversation? Stop by 8.03 (New York Room) at 3:30 and hear @christocleve.bsky.social share impacts of new developmental delay legislation on the identification of students with disabilities in Indiana.
Two afternoon #AEFP2025 sessions being chaired by WEPC faculty including:
Faculty Director Marcus Winter at "Charter School Policies & Outcomes" (7.06)
and
@piacar.bsky.social at "Supporting Early Childhood Workforce Teacher Compensation & Wellbeing" (8.06)
Faculty Director Marcus Winter at "Charter School Policies & Outcomes" (7.06)
and
@piacar.bsky.social at "Supporting Early Childhood Workforce Teacher Compensation & Wellbeing" (8.06)
March 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Two afternoon #AEFP2025 sessions being chaired by WEPC faculty including:
Faculty Director Marcus Winter at "Charter School Policies & Outcomes" (7.06)
and
@piacar.bsky.social at "Supporting Early Childhood Workforce Teacher Compensation & Wellbeing" (8.06)
Faculty Director Marcus Winter at "Charter School Policies & Outcomes" (7.06)
and
@piacar.bsky.social at "Supporting Early Childhood Workforce Teacher Compensation & Wellbeing" (8.06)
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Thrilled to see BU PhD student @mingyanma.bsky.social present our work measuring the impact of the 1958 National Defense Education Act, which started the federal college loan system.
I enjoy studying a moment when US politicians funded higher education as a matter of national security.
I enjoy studying a moment when US politicians funded higher education as a matter of national security.
March 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thrilled to see BU PhD student @mingyanma.bsky.social present our work measuring the impact of the 1958 National Defense Education Act, which started the federal college loan system.
I enjoy studying a moment when US politicians funded higher education as a matter of national security.
I enjoy studying a moment when US politicians funded higher education as a matter of national security.