Special education doesn’t just work—it reverses academic decline
Research from WEPC staff is cited here.
Maryland may retain third-graders lagging in reading. Can schools afford it?
Research by Marcus Winters cited here.
CT EXAMINER: Proposed Bill Looks to Reform ‘Archaic’ Teacher Certification Process
A WEPC report about the influence of licensure tests in shaping the teaching workforce in Connecticut was cited in an article by the CT Examiner.
THE 74: The Best Way to Teach Reading Is Proven — What Mississippi, Colorado Get Right
Research by Wheelock Educational Policy Center cited here.
THE BOSTON GLOBE: Will BPS’s inclusion plan improve academic outcomes for students with disabilities? The research is murky.
Nathan Jones is cited and quoted in a Boston Globe story.
CBS NEWS: How Mississippi boosted its reading scores
CBS News interviewed WEPC faculty director Marcus Winters.
FORDHAM INSTITUTE: Fordham Institute Cites Mississippi’s Test-Based Promotion Policy Report
Research by Wheelock Educational Policy Center cited.
THE 74: New Study: Holding Kids Back One Key Factor in Mississippi’s Reading Revolution
Kirsten Slungaard Mumma and Marcus A. Winters are cited.
EDUCATION WEEK: WEPC Faculty Included in 2022 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
Faculty Director Marcus Winters and Joshua Goodman were recognized in the 2022 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings.
THE 74: Newark Students, Including Special Needs and English Learners, Are Less Likely to Transfer Out of Charters than District Schools, Study Finds
In a new study released by the Wheelock Educational Policy Center, researchers use data from Newark, New Jersey to represent the clearest evidence to date contradicting the common claim that charter schools systematically push out hard-to-serve students.
BU TODAY: New Wheelock Educational Policy Center Will Put Research in the Hands of Policymakers, Drive National Conversations
Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development announcing the launch the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC).
VOXEU: Regulatory Arbitrage in Teacher Hiring and Retention: Evidence from Massachusetts Charter Schools
Scott A. Imberman, Marcus A. Winters, and Jesse Bruhn examine Massachusetts’s expansive and effective charter-school sector for the relationship between teacher quality and mobility.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: How Charter Schools Train Teachers
A new analysis suggests that charter schools serve as a proving ground for effective teachers who aren’t yet licensed, but who eventually get poached by traditional public schools.
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE: Are Charter Schools Hurting Traditional Public Schools?
WEPC faculty director Marcus Winters joins The Report Card with Nat Malkus podcast to weigh in on whether the expansion of the charter school sector harms students who remain in traditional public schools.