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Revision as of 21:53, 15 January 2010

Educational Policy Institute

Educational Policy Institute
Founded2002
FounderDr. Watson Scott Swail
TypePublic Policy, Education, Research
Location
Websitehttp://www.educationalpolicy.org

Educational Policy Institute [1] (EPI) is a non-profit organization founded by President and CEO Dr. Watson Scott Swail, and dedicated to increasing awareness of the challenges that individuals and families from under-served communities face throughout their educational career.

EPI is based in Virginia Beach, VA, and partners with renowned research and educational organizations around the world, with satellite offices in Toronto, Ontario and Melbourne, Australia. The resources and knowledge gained through these partnerships and collaborations enhance EPI’s ability to conduct high-level research with global and local relevance and expertise.


History & Mission

The Educational Policy Institute’s mission is:

“To expand educational opportunity for low-income and other historically-underrepresented students through high-level research and analysis. By providing educational leaders and policymakers with the information required to make prudent programmatic and policy decisions, we believe that the doors of opportunity can be further opened for all students, resulting in an increase in the number of students prepared for, enrolled in, and completing postsecondary education.” [2]

In 2002, Dr. Watson Scott Swail founded EPI to establish stronger connections between educational research and educational policy, with an emphasis on historically underserved communities such as students from low-income families, students of color, and students with disabilities. Swail chose this focus because these student populations tend to be the primary target of the majority of educational policy programs, while their voices are simultaneously under-represented in the policy-making arena. This discrepancy points to the need for a greater understanding of what factors have the greatest influence on their educational outcomes.[3]

Another research focus for EPI is the expansion of access to educational opportunities that are found to be of high quality, with the rationale that access is only relevant if it is to a quality learning experience. As the economy has become increasingly global, EPI supports the notion that students must be armed with skills that set them up for success in a competitive and technologically savvy market. Thus, EPI recognizes the rising need for students to attain postsecondary degrees, and focuses a great deal of its research on the ability of underserved student populations to matriculate through and graduate from higher education institutions, including the financial and social challenges that come along with this goal.[4]


Services Provided by EPI

EPI’s areas of expertise include policy analysis, research design and evaluation, management solutions, data collection and professional development.[5]
EPI designs and directs small- and large-scale research and evaluation studies for philanthropies, local, state/provincial, and federal agencies, institutions of higher education, and organizations to answer questions that contribute to a better understanding of the K-12 and postsecondary education systems, how students learn, and how educational systems and strategies can be changed to improve student outcomes. EPI's work in this area includes the design and implementation of experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental studies, formative and summative evaluation research, survey development, site-based research, including focus groups, interviews, and document retrieval/review, and data analysis. Recent projects include evaluations of federally funded initiatives including the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program[6], GEAR UP, [[Reading First][7], Safe Schools/Healthy Students[8], Teacher Quality Partnership[9], Teaching American History[10], Title II Improving Teacher Quality[11], and Title III Strengthening Institutions[12]; evaluation design and metrics development for the Library of Congress and the Texas Education Agency; policy analysis for the National Council on Disability; and research and policy studies and technical assistance related to postsecondary student success for DeVry, the Imagine America Foundation[13], and TG[14]. EPI's research and evaluation team includes researchers from around the world, who are matched to specific projects based on prior experience and expertise.

EPI has developed several software products to support educators along the K-16 continuum. In 2006, EPI developed the Institutional Student Retention Assessment (ISRA)[15], which serves as a web-based campus audit system focused on student retention. The ISRA was developed with funding from Lumina Foundation for Education.[16] That same year, with support from TG,[17] EPI created the Effective Practices in Student Success (EPSS)[18] database. The EPSS currently includes 141 programs from across the US and Canada with evidence-based strategies for postsecondary access and success. In 2007, EPI created the Retention Calculator,[19] which calculates the benefit-cost of saving or losing students in higher education institutions and systems. EPI unveiled the EPI-DAS in 2009,[20] a longitudinal data management system that can be used in conjunction with GEAR UP and other education initiatives to track individual students, collect and analyze data, and generate reports based on findings. EPI-DAS is designed to meet the reporting requirements of the federal government under the No Child Left Behind Act.[21]

In the realm of professional development, EPI frequently hosts workshops, conferences and webinars to support and inform professionals in the field of education research and policy. On June 9-11, 2010, EPI will host the Fifth Annual International Conference on Student Success [22] in Chicago, Illinois, with previous conferences held in Las Vegas, Nevada (2006)[23]; San Antonio, Texas (2007)[24]; San Diego, California (2008)[25]; and New Orleans, Louisiana (2009)[26]. Additionally, EPI hosts an annual National Capitol Summit in Washington, D.C., with topics ranging from educational opportunity in the Latino community[27] to the education agenda of the Obama Administration.[28] The 2010 National Capitol Summit[29] is scheduled for early May of 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill[30] and will feature a variety of panelists on the topics of early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, and postsecondary education. A Canadian Summit is being planned for summer 2010. EPI also hosts Retention 101 workshops, offered occasionally in the United States and Canada.


Structure of EPI

The organization is comprised of four branches[31] located around the globe:

•Educational Policy Institute (US), a non-profit organization based in Virginia Beach, Virginia and headed by President/CEO Dr. Watson Scott Swail;
•EPI Canada (CAN), a subsidiary of the Educational Policy Institute based in Toronto, Ontario;
•EPI Australasia (AUS), a subsidiary of the Educational Policy Institute based in Melbourne, Australia and founded by Dr. Ian R. Dobson;
•EPI Consulting (US), a for-profit US subsidiary of the Educational Policy Institute which conducts client-based services commensurate with the mission of the parent organization, based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.


Partnering Organizations

•Member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)[32]
•Member of the Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) forum[33]
•Member of the American Evaluation Association[34]
•Endorsing partner of the Data Quality Campaign[35]
•Sponsor of the We Promise Foundation,[36] a non-profit organization dedicated to making dreams come true for children who struggle with severe illnesses and tremendous hardship


Board of Directors

The Board of the Educational Policy Institute[37] is chaired by Dr. Watson Scott Swail, the President of EPI. Our other Board members include:

•Dr. Lloyd Axworthy currently serves as President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Winnipeg. Dr. Axworthy received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1972.
•Ms. Betsy Brand (Treasurer) has served as Director of the American Youth Policy Forum since 2004, after joining the organization as Co-Director in 1998. Ms. Brand received a BA from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.
•Dr. David Breneman has served as University Professor and Dean of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia since 1995. Dr. Breneman received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.
•Dr. Daniel A. Domenech is senior vice president and head of Urban Advisory Resource for McGraw-Hill Education, the premier provider of teaching and learning materials for the pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, higher education and professional markets. Dr. Domenech earned his Ph.D. from Hofstra University in Uniondale, New York.
•Dr. Paul Ramsey is senior vice president of the Global Division of Educational Testing Service, with responsibility for all ETS products and services offered outside the United States. Dr. Ramsey earned his Ph.D. in English literature at the University of Michigan.
•Dr. Watson Scott Swail (Chairman; Secretary) is the President and CEO of the Educational Policy Institute.[38] Dr. Swail is a renowned researcher in the field of education, focusing primarily on the area of college opportunity research, and has been published in a wide variety of national journals and publications. Before founding EPI in 2002, Dr. Swail played a critical role in the establishment of The Pell Institute[39] as Founding Director, and served as the Vice President of the Council for Opportunity in Education[40] in Washington, DC. Additionally, Dr. Swail worked for SRI International as a senior policy analyst and for the College Board as the associate director for policy analysis. He began his career in education as a technology teacher in public schools in both the United States, and Canada, where he was born and raised. Dr. Swail earned his Ph.D in Educational Policy from the George Washington University.


Board of Advisors[41]

•Maria D. Arzon, Executive Director
Universidad del Este
Yauco, Puerto Rico
•Carrie Besnette, Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Metropolitan State College
Denver, CO
•Kristen S. Betts, Assistant Professor
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
•Paul Bucci, Director
Higher Education Management Services
Academy for Educational Development
Washington, DC
•Daryl Chubin, Director
AAAS Center for Advancing Science & Engineering Capacity
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Washington, DC
•Dr. Jay Goff, Dean of Enrollment Management
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Rolla, MO
•Dr. Drew Gitomer, Distinguished Presidential Appointee
Educational Testing Service
Princeton, NJ
•Mr. Lawrence E. Gladieux, Education Policy Consultant
•Dr. Howard T. Everson, Executive Director
NAEP Statistical Services Institute
American Institutes for Research
Washington, DC
•Dr. Alex J. Kajstura, Provost
Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA
•Mr. Pranav Kothari, Managing Director
Mission Measurement, LLC
Chicago, IL
•Ms. Kimberly Landis, Executive Director
Ashtabula County Continued Education Support Services
Jefferson, Ohio
•Dr. Carlos Rodriguez, Principal Research Scientist
American Institutes for Research
Washington, DC
•Ms. Lesley Sanchez, CEO
Impacto Group LLC
Washington, DC


References

  1. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/default.htm
  2. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/aboutEPI/ourmission.html
  3. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/aboutEPI/default.htm
  4. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/aboutEPI/default.htm
  5. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/epicompetencies_focus/default.htm
  6. ^ http://www.ed.gov/programs/elseccounseling/index.html
  7. ^ ]http://www.ed.gov/programs/readingfirst/index.html
  8. ^ http://www.sshs.samhsa.gov/
  9. ^ http://www.ed.gov/programs/tqpartnership/index.html
  10. ^ http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/index.html
  11. ^ http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/index.html
  12. ^ http://www.ed.gov/programs/iduestitle3a/index.html
  13. ^ http://www.imagine-america.org/
  14. ^ http://www.tgslc.org/
  15. ^ http://isra-online.com/
  16. ^ http://www.luminafoundation.org/
  17. ^ http://www.tgslc.org/
  18. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/epss/
  19. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/calculator/
  20. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/epicompetencies_focus/epidas/epidas.html
  21. ^ http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
  22. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/events/r10/default.htm
  23. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/events/R06/retention2006.html
  24. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/events/R07/default.htm
  25. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/events/R08/default.htm
  26. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/events/R09/default.htm
  27. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/events/NCS/071011/default.htm
  28. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/events/2009/Policy%20Summit/main.html
  29. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/events/default.htm
  30. ^ http://washingtonregency.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
  31. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/aboutEPI/whatisepi.html
  32. ^ http://www.oecd.org/
  33. ^ http://www.oecd.org/edu/imhe
  34. ^ http://www.eval.org/
  35. ^ http://www.dataqualitycampaign.org/
  36. ^ http://www.wepromisefoundation.com/
  37. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/aboutEPI/boarddirectors.html
  38. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/staff/swail.html
  39. ^ http://www.pellinstitute.org/
  40. ^ http://www.coenet.us//ecm/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
  41. ^ http://www.educationalpolicy.org/aboutEPI/boardadvisors.html


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