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How we work

Different questions call for different kinds of partnership. No matter the type, our approach is collaborative, responsive, and grounded in the realities of both research and policymaking.

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Partnerships to fit your needs

Long-term partnerships

Build a sustained, adaptive research partnership around your state or system’s most important questions.


Standalone projects

Get rigorous analysis and actionable insight on a defined policy question or research need.


Research planning

Clarify the most important questions and develop a research agenda that can guide future work.

What partners say about us

"I have found their eagerness to build partnership, their organized facilitation and their clear process for engagement to be highly supportive of my work as a research manager. It has allowed me to communicate this support easily to departments in the organization for future support."

Research Manager at a Local Education Agency

Our partners

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Get in touch

Looking for a research partner who can grow with your priorities?

Let’s talk about the questions you’re trying to answer and what a partnership with WEPC could look like specifically for you.

→ Reach out to us: wheelockpolicy@bu.edu