Research: The Education Policy Initiative at CLOSUP
EPI at CLOSUP
In the Fall of 2007 CLOSUP launched the Education Policy Initiative (EPI), a program of coordinated activities designed to bring the latest academic knowledge to issues of education policy. Through a combination of research projects and related events, EPI seeks to identify and evaluate promising educational interventions and to inform educators and policymakers about new research findings.
A core component of EPI is the new EPI Seminar Series, launched in the Fall of 2007, with the following five events scheduled for AY2007-2008:
- 10/24/2007: “Reflections on No Child Left Behind.” Jacob Vidgor, Duke University.
- 11/19/2007: “The Effects of New York City’s Charter Schools on Student Achievement.” Caroline Hoxby, Stanford University.
- 1/22/2008: “Can Educational Outcomes be Improved in Community Colleges? Recent Evidence from Two Randomized Trials.” Cecilia Rouse, Princeton University.
- 3/19/2008: “The Role of the Private Sector in K-12 Public Education.” A panel discussion featuring Michael P. Flanagan, Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Michigan; Frederick M. Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute; JD Hoye, President of the National Academy Foundation; and Sanford I. Weill, Chairman Emeritus of Citigroup, Inc. Dean Deborah Loewenberg Ball of the University of Michigan School of Education will serve as discussant, and Professor Brian A. Jacob will serve as the moderator.
- 4/2/2008: “Learning to Teach? Teacher Preparation and Student Achievement.” Susanna Loeb, Stanford University.
The Fall 2007 launch of EPI also included an agenda-setting conference with Michigan school districts and state education officials, designed to build relationships between academic researchers and education practitioners in order to begin identifying potential research collaborations for future projects.
