Education Policy Analytics Lab

Education Policy Analytics Lab (EPAL) uses interdisciplinary perspectives and research methods to provide cutting-edge educational policy research. We seek to provide meaningful, innovative, and rigorous analysis of data (both in-depth and at scale) to address pressing educational issues at federal, state, and local levels. Our work is conducted in close partnership with practitioners and policymakers to bring real solutions to real issues. Our lab unites scholars, graduate, and undergraduate students from educational policy, statistics, and computer science.

Our work covers a breadth of research areas, ranging from:

• Big Data and Its Applications in Education
• Federal, State, and Local Education Policy
• Teaching & Leadership Effectiveness
• Reducing Educational Inequities