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EdPolicyWorks

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What We Do

EdPolicyWorks is a joint collaboration between the School of Education and Human Development and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy that seeks to bring together researchers from across the University of Virginia and the State to focus on important questions of educational policy and the competitiveness of labor in an era of globalization. 

Our Vision

We envision that educational policy and workforce competitiveness encompass a broad range of issues and seek to develop a diverse portfolio of research projects and disciplinary perspectives on these issues.  

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EdPolicyWorks Seminar Series

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The Education Policy Seminars are sponsored by EdPolicyWorks and funded by the Bankard Foundation. These events are free and open to the public. Parking is available at the Central Grounds Parking Garage. For recommended readings or other questions about the series, please contact EdPolicyWorks@virginia.edu.

Missed a lecture? Visit the Seminar Series Playlist on the EdPolicyWorks YouTube channel.

EdPolicyWorks Speaker Series: Sarah Peko-Spicer

Building a Critical Quantitative Practice

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  • Holloway Hall (Bavaro 116)

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An Introduction to 2021 Virginia School Survey Research Brief Series

The 2021 Virginia School Survey of Climate and Working Conditions asked school employees and students following COVID-19 closures, and recent changes in working conditions and school climate. In total, 101,691 educators and 102,519 students responded.

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School Division Operations During SY 2020-21: Use of Technology for Remote Learning

Divisions had to consider whether to provide some or all students with a personal computing device, whether and how to connect students to the internet, and whether to provide remote technological support to students and staff.

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School Division Operations During SY 2020-21: Use of Remote Instruction

Divisions had to consider how students would access curriculum when not in the school building, how teachers would provide instruction to remote students, and whether teachers would be responsible for teaching students both in-person and remotely.

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2021 Virginia School Survey Research Brief Series: Instructional Agency

The 2021 Virginia School Survey of Climate and Working Conditions asked teachers and their aides to indicate their degree of agreement with nine statements to gauge how much instructional agency they had within their classroom.

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The Effects of Financial Incentives on Teacher Turnover in Early Childhood Settings: Experimental Evidence from Virginia

As part of a research-policy partnership, we conducted the first randomized controlled trial testing the impacts of financial incentives on teacher turnover in ECE settings.

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The Importance of Financial Supports for Child Care Teachers during the Pandemic: New Findings from Virginia

Since 2019, Virginia has been piloting the Teacher Recognition Program (TRP), a financial incentive program aimed at supporting early educators and reducing turnover.

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Teacher Turnover in Child Care: Pre-Pandemic Evidence from Virginia

This report describes teacher turnover over an eight-month period in a sample of over 1,000 Virginia child care teachers.

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Child Care Staffing Challenges during the Pandemic: Lessons from Child Care Leaders in Virginia

This report describes child care leaders’ staffing challenges during the COVID pandemic using data from a Fall 2020 survey of 262 Virginia child care leaders.

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The Unique Experiences of Families of Young Children with Disabilities During the Pandemic: Evidence from Virginia

This report describes findings from a survey of nearly 3,000 Virginia parents and caregivers of children ages 3-5 enrolled in early care and education programs in winter of 2020-21.

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