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Pia Caronongan @piacar.bsky.social · Aug 8

We're looking for a junior data analyst to join our @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social team, primarily to supporti a research partnership with the MA Dept. of Early Education and Care. Full details at: bit.ly/2025ECE-WEPCRA

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Aug 5

Hint: Look at High-income districts and kids approaching middle school.

Recently released working paper and policy brief here: wheelockpolicycenter.org/high-quality...

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School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic

This research documents the changes in public school enrollment in one state and highlights shifts that may have broader implications for American schools.

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Aug 5

Top story in today’s @NYT’s “Headlines” talks about declining enrollment & districts efforts to recruit families back to the public system. @joshua-goodman.com & @abbyfrancis.bsky.social’s recent work highlighting trends in MA suggest where to focus these efforts.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Jul 11

A powerful description of the move out of ESL to mainstream classrooms. Along with our state-level analyses (link below), it underscores the need for more thoughtful support of key transitions as we try to maintain strong academic trajectories for students.

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Liz Bettini @lizbettini.bsky.social · Jul 10

This was such a great conversation about the impact of federal research funding. I think a lot of folks outside of academia don't realize the value or impact of federal research dollars- and they need to, if we want that funding to continue! Please listen & share!

Boston University Wheelock College @buwheelock.bsky.social · Jul 9

In this “Conversations with the Dean”, Dean Penny Bishop speaks with Leslie Dietiker, Naomi Caselli, and Elizabeth Bettini about how federal research funding drives equity, innovation, and long-term impact.

Read More: http://spr.ly/633254shWZ

#BUWheelock #BostonUniversity #EducationResearch

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Jul 10

Have to love a conference that kicks off w/ an elementary school mariachi band. Excited to present later today at the Education Commission of the States national forum w/ @sparccenter.bsky.social & IDOE on special education workforce shortages.

Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Jul 9

Last week just-out work by @joshua-goodman.com & @abbyfrancis.bsky.social was featured on the @educationnext.bsky.social podcast. Listen for interesting convo of key insights and implications.

www.educationnext.org/the-educatio...

Full policy brief at: wheelockpolicycenter.org/high-quality...

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · Jun 25

🔥What’s the only thing hotter than this week’s weather?🔥

Our new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper:

“School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic”

In it, BU Wheelock PhD @abbyfrancis.bsky.social and I ask:

Has the pandemic permanently changed families' schooling choices?

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · May 12

Today's @bostonglobe.com features my thoughts on the recent, rapid rise of private after school math tutoring.

TLDR: These classes have been valuable for our kids and others unchallenged by current school offerings, but also likely exacerabte inequality in math.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/12/o...

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Apr 25

In future work with MA DESE Pierre Lucien and Yasko Kanno will look at additional student outcomes as well as qualitatively trying to understand differences in implementation & experience. Stay tuned.

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Apr 25

Importantly, ECPs operate in precisely the schools w/ high proportions of ELs, yet this is also where representation is lowest. Suggests that access doesn't necessarily equal opportunity.

Definitely questions to be addressed about design & intent of ECPs & the audience they are working to serve.

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Apr 25

1) Current 12th grade ELs are substantially underrepresented in Massachusetts ECPs.
2) Former ELs are slightly overrepresented in Massachusetts ECPs.
3) Current ELs are especially underrepresented in ECPs at schools w/ higher shares of Hispanic/Latinx students, low-income students, and ELs.

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Apr 25

#Earlycollege programs hold lots of promise for increasing college-going/completion rates. But access & opportunity to these innovative pathways are important to understand. We examined representation in ECPs for #EnglishLearners in MA and found...

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English Learners' Access to Massachusetts Early College Programs

The authors of this study examined the extent to which English learners are participating in Massachusetts Early College programs.

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Boston University Wheelock College @buwheelock.bsky.social · Apr 8

Celebration Alert! BU Wheelock ranked for the first time among the top education policy programs in the nation. This highlights the programs significant contributions to shaping policy and advancing research in education! @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social

Read More: spr.ly/6181Fszrz

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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · Apr 8

Terrific group of researchers @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social!

Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Apr 8

Our @buwheelock.bsky.social Ed Policy prog. is 1st at the college to be ranked in a specialization area by US News & World Reports. Celebrating our first appearance at #24!
Excited to see this stellar group of faculty recognized & appreciative of our past & current leadership for continued support

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Apr 8

Wohooo!

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Apr 8

More on @bostonu.bsky.social overall at: www.bu.edu/articles/202...

BU Graduate Schools Rise in 2025 U.S. News Rankings

Business, education, engineering, and law and medicine’s Physician Assistant program all up in latest list

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Apr 8

Marcus Winters, @joshua-goodman.com @oliviachi.bsky.social Stephanie Curenton Ariel Tichnor Wagner @natejones.bsky.social @lizbettini.bsky.social

@davidchard1.bsky.social @pennybishop.bsky.social

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Apr 8

Our @buwheelock.bsky.social Ed Policy prog. is 1st at the college to be ranked in a specialization area by US News & World Reports. Celebrating our first appearance at #24!
Excited to see this stellar group of faculty recognized & appreciative of our past & current leadership for continued support

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · Apr 7

Excellent dive into reasons US kids' literacy/numeracy are declining.

Big culprits: decreased accountability, smartphones, Great Recession funding drops, pandemic.

No signs of help on any of these fronts + Trump/Musk have killed our ability to measure outcomes.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Apr 3

A study worth reading given the impact of recent decisions to claw back remaining ESSER funds, at least some of which were going to do exactly this in New Bedford, Ma.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/03/m...

Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Apr 3

Special thanks to efforts of the search committee including @joshua-goodman.com @oliviachi.bsky.social y.social @lizbettini.bsky.social and Marcus Winters who waded through a deep and exceptional pool of applicants.

Welcome, Jo!

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Apr 3

"Jo's research speaks directly to our guidestar commitment of transforming systems. I'm excited to see the impact of their work grow given the resources and opportunities for policy relevant research here at BU Wheelock." Says Dean @pennybishop.bsky.social

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Apr 3

Jo is completing their PhD in public policy from NYU's Wagner School and is a 2024 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellow and an IES PIRT Fellow. With insights from both economics and sociology, Jo studies K-12 ed policy w/ emphasis on inequities within approaches to student discipline.

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Wheelock Educational Policy Center @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social · Apr 3

NEW FACULTY ALERT! @buwheelock.bsky.social is thrilled to welcome @jo-r-king.bsky.social as our newest Asst Prof of Ed Policy and incoming WEPC affiliate. Thread ⬇️ for more details.

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