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The Education Policy Research Center (EPRC) is an independent research center housed within the College of Education at the University of Florida that unites interdisciplinary scholars from across the university to provide research needed to inform education policy in meaningful ways. The core researchers will be drawn from the fields of education, economics, public policy, political science, and sociology, among others. At its core, EPRC\u2019s mission is to stimulate and support scholarly research on relevant and timely education policy issues and to disseminate the findings widely to students, educators scholars, and policymakers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0|0px|96px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”89%” width_tablet=”80%” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”89%” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ width_phone=”80%” max_width_phone=”80%”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ custom_padding=”||100px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Rigorous and relevant educational policy evaluation is becoming increasingly important and demanded at the federal, state, and local levels. To meet this demand, the Education Policy Research Center (EPRC) deploys two of the greatest assets at the University of Florida\u2014analytic talent and the combined AAU and land-grant missions\u2014to provide education policy analysis. EPRC is inspired by its partnership-driven collaborations between scholars and policymakers from around the county with the goal of providing policy research designed to improve academic, social, and behavioral outcomes, particularly for students who are most underserved within education.<\/p>\n Education Policy Research\u00a0Center will:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/eprc\/files\/2017\/12\/2015-09-25_Classroom-9131.jpg” align_tablet=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ animation_direction=”right” custom_css_before=”background: #5e8d3e;||position: absolute;||z-index: -1;||top: -100px;||right: -50px;||width: 300px;||bottom: -50px;||content: ”;” global_colors_info=”{}” align_phone=”center”]Vision<\/h3>\n
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