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Center for Education Policy

The Center for Education Policy (CEP) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst seeks to strengthen PK-12 schooling and higher education through democratic decision-making and the use of evidence. Ongoing projects affiliated with CEP include:

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  • The Civic Thinking Project
  • The Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment
  • The Annual Massachusetts Educator Survey
  • On the Clock: Research on Teacher Time

Read more about CEP's vision, mission, and policy expertise.

 

Faculty

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Jack Schneider

Dwight W. Allen Distinguished Professor
Director, Center for Education Policy
Program Coordinator, Educational Leadership
Department of Educational Policy, Research & Administration (EPRA)
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Rebecca Woodland

Professor
Associate Director, Center for Education Policy
Director of Program Evaluation, Center for Educational Assessment
Vice President, International Network for the Science of Team Science (INSciTS)
Department of Educational Policy, Research & Administration (EPRA)
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Kathryn A. McDermott

Professor
Associate Director, Center for Education Policy
Department of Educational Policy, Research & Administration (EPRA)

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