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Long-term partnerships
A long-term engagement with WEPC isn’t just a series of research projects — it gives leaders an ongoing partner who understands their context, data, priorities, and decision-making environment.
Build an ongoing research partnership around your most important education priorities.
The most consequential policy questions rarely exist in a vacuum. One finding raises another question, priorities shift, and new policies create new opportunities to learn.
Our long-term partnerships create the infrastructure for research and policy to evolve together.
Working alongside state and education leaders, WEPC develops a shared research agenda, makes better use of existing data, and produces rigorous evidence that responds to changing needs.
And because we build deep knowledge of our partners’ systems and priorities, we can move quickly when new questions arise and help ensure research is available when decisions need to be made.
The result is an ongoing, nimble source of trusted evidence and a research partner who understands where you’ve been, what you’re trying to accomplish, and what you may need to know next.
Featured project
Evaluating barriers to becoming a teacher in Connecticut→
WEPC analyzed years of data to help answer whether teacher licensure tests were keeping strong candidates out of the classroom — and if those tests predicted who would become an effective teacher.
The evidence helped give leaders the confidence to revise licensure policies and open new pathways into teaching.
What a long-term partnership looks like
1. Establish shared priorities
First, we establish shared priorities by listening to the decisions ahead, the questions that matter most, and where stronger evidence could make a difference.
2. Build a research agenda
Next, we build a research agenda together by turning those priorities into a coherent set of research questions that identify where existing data can help answer them.
3. Refine the research agenda
As findings emerge and priorities evolve, we refine the agenda together to pursue new questions and bring in the right expertise when it’s needed.
4. Translate findings into practical insights
Lastly, we put the evidence to work by translating findings into clear, practical insights, all the while staying engaged as partners consider what the evidence means for policy and practice.
What partners say about us
"WEPC's data analyses and visualizations have allowed us to develop and promote educator policy changes related to licensure and partner with state associations in promoting specific pipelines and supports."
Director at a State Education Agency
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 long-term partnership with WEPC could look like specifically for you.
→ Reach out to us: wheelockpolicy@bu.edu