EPI Testimonials
EPI is a remarkable resource. I don’t know how I would do what I do without the website to assist. It adds value and insights otherwise unavailable which make a challenging job easier. And these days I need all the help I can get. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President Emeritus, The George Washington University
I always look forward to reading EPI's publications. They are consistently interesting, insightful, and highly relevant to the critical issues shaping education. In a landscape often defined by complexity and rapid change, EPI provides a trusted source of thoughtful analysis that helps inform meaningful dialogue and better decision-making. E. Gordon Gee, President Emeritus, West Virginia University
EPI's work continues to impress me. There are few—perhaps no other—organizations that are bringing the intellectual capital to the table regarding college access, readiness, and retention that you and your team are providing. Rob Gira, AVID
In a profession where timely access to credible research and policy insights is essential, EPI provides a valuable service to higher education leaders and practitioners. I strongly encourage colleagues across the higher education community to make https://educationalpolicy.org a primary bookmark on their computers and mobile devices. It is a resource I return to regularly and recommend without hesitation. Jay Goff, Vice President and Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Success
EPI has been instrumental for our project success. One of the main reason I believe this has been a successful relationship is EPI’s ability to deep dive into the information and ask the critical questions to make sure the grant is on the right track. To say we were pleased with the report would be an understatement. The quality and thoroughness of the evaluation cannot be matched. I fully recommend Educational Policy Institute without hesitation. I am positive of their ability to undertake the most complex of work and produce quality evaluations. Jennifer Cornell, Wilmington College, OH
It is my pleasure to recommend the evaluation services provided by the Educational Policy Institute, a Virginia-based nonprofit research organization. EPI conducted an evaluation of Iowa’s statewide Reading First Program, a federally-sponsored program which targets students from kindergarten through the third grade. In addition to developing case studies of ten of the state’s best-performing schools, this evaluation included univariate and multivariate statistical analyses of school-level student achievement data. Specific statistical methods included Hierarchical Linear Regression (HLR), Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA), and chi-square analysis. EPI provided quality work to the Department of Education, including timely and effective communication, thorough and accurate analysis of the data, flexibility and willingness to problem-solve through challenges, production of an organized and well-written evaluation report, and completion of the proposal according to specifications described in the Request for Proposal (RFP). Carlene Lodermeier, Iowa Department of Education
The Educational Policy Institute performed work for the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) to help write a report for the National Council on Disability, a federally chartered organization. EPI was an integral partner in this project and contributed significantly to its success, including the overall design of the project, the identification of relevant data to be collected, the design of surveys and questionnaires, data collection and analysis, and preparation of a final report. All of these tasks were completed on time and in the highest quality. The staff of EPI are highly professional, well-versed in the field of data collection and analysis, and have an excellent understanding of education policy and practice. Betsy Brand, The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF)
The Richmond County School System extends our heartfelt appreciation to the staff of EPI who successfully guided the project director through the Year 4 data analysis, prepared the preliminary report, final report, preliminary multi-year project report, and the final multi-year project report. The EPI professionals were knowledgeable, diligent, and were willing to work beyond the call of duty, completing all the tasks before the deadline. The staff at EPI was effective and efficient communicators in describing the growth of teachers’ gains and progress as well as students' gains in content in the liking of American History. I highly recommend EPI as grant evaluators for research projects. Lounelle M. Beecher, Richmond County School System, Richmond, Georgia