Crossing Boundaries: A Unique Research Practice Partnership Network that Empowers Researchers, Policymakers and Practitioners

This is a hybrid event. There are separate registration buttons for in-person and Zoom attendance.

The N.C. Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and North Carolina Collaboratory led a joint $7.2 million effort to spur research on the impact of COVID-19 on student learning in our State, with the goal of helping educators and students recover from pandemic-related disruptions and lost instructional time.

Based on priorities identified by NCDPI’s Office of Learning Recovery and Acceleration (OLR), the partnership funded 20 academic research teams across North Carolina to understand the effectiveness of existing State and local programs and policies that were implemented through Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) legislation.

At this session, participants will learn about the research being done within the network and explore how it has the potential to impact future policy decisions within the state.

Organizers: 

• Jeni Corn, Ph.D., Director of Impact Evaluation & Strategy, NC Collaboratory
• Martinette Horner, Clinical Associate Professor, UNC School of Education
• Thurston Domina, Professor, UNC School of Education

Principal Investigator | Project | Partner:

• Ethan Hutt (School of Education) | Pandemic Priorities: An Analysis of ESSER Budgeting Across North Carolina | in partnership with NCDPI
• Jane Fruehwirth (Economics Department) | Preventing Teacher Burnout: Supporting Teachers to Help Students (And Teachers) Thrive During the Pandemic and Beyond | in partnership with NCDPI and NCDHHS
• Doug Lauen (Public Policy) | High Dosage Tutoring to Support Pandemic Learning Recovery and School Improvement in Union County | in partnership with Union County Public Schools
• Julie T. Marks (Educational Policy Initiative at Carolina) | Implementation and Impact Evaluation of ESSER III funded supports for educators in North Carolina’s recurring low-performing schools and districts | in partnership with NCDPI

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