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New Wheelock Educational Policy Center Will Put Research in the Hands of Policymakers, Drive National Conversations
Research at BU’s new Wheelock Education Policy Center will focus on improving policies that have contributed to persistent inequities within the education system for students of color, students with disabilities, and English learners. Photo by Cydney Scott Education
Aim: improving educational outcomes for historically marginalized students
March 10, 2021 Twitter Facebook
Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development is taking another big step forward, one that expands the cross-discipline collaborations that began with the 2018 merger of Wheelock College and Boston University. The college recently launched the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC), an interdisciplinary hub for research that aspires to drive national conversations and policy decisions that impact educational outcome
The first few weeks of 2021 have taught a seemingly ongoing collective civics lesson on key aspects of our unique constitutional federal republic: Running and certifying elections, the inner workings of the Electoral College, checks and balances between the three branches of the federal government, and the peaceful transfer of power, just to name a few. For many, the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol also exposed just how fragile our civic institutions can be. In our hyperpolarized political environment, a common understanding of fighting for equality and justice, respectfully engaging with others, and preserving the common good can seem all but lost.
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“The State of Civic Education in Massachusetts: A Report Prepared for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,” was released on Tuesday. Written by Dr. Tichnor-Wagner and CIRCLE colleagues Dr. Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg and Noorya Hayat, the report responds to the state’s landmark 2018 History and Social Sciences Framework, which emphasizes civics from pre–K through grade 12.
Funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the report examines awareness and understanding among educators and school and district leaders; implementation within districts; and variations in civics policy knowledge and framework implementation that may result from educators’ geographic location, context, and types of students they serve.