David Chard
Investing in Early Education
Although many states increased funding for early childhood education during the COVID-19 pandemic with the help of the federal government, most of them wound down this supplemental funding after state and national emergency declarations were withdrawn. Massachusetts, on the other hand, has continued to back early childhood education initiatives that bolster the workforce, improve data […]
Shaking Up The System
When voters in Multnomah County, Oregon, approved a measure in 2020 directing the government to provide a free preschool education to every three-and four-year-old in Greater Portland, officials had their work cut out for them. If the county’s Preschool for All program failed to deliver, local children—many from low-income backgrounds whose families rely on its […]
BU Wheelock’s Global Impact
More than 2,000 students have graduated from Bahrain Teachers College since it was established in 2008. The college, part of the University of Bahrain, has done much to strengthen the island nation’s education system, but it didn’t have any advanced degree programs for aspiring education and policy leaders. With the help of BU Wheelock, that […]
BU Wheelock Program Advances Educational Leadership in Bahrain
Recently, Dean David Chard and a team of faculty, including Lisa Ijiri, Stacy Scott, Pipier Smith-Mumford, and Robert Weintraub, visited Bahrain to experience firsthand the BU Wheelock partnership with the Bahrain Teachers College. While in Bahrain, the BU Wheelock team visited the college and met with graduate students enrolled in the program, as well as […]
BU Wheelock’s Chard and Goodman among Top Educational Policy Influencers
BU Wheelock Dean David Chard and Joshua Goodman, an associate professor of education and economics, were recently included among the top 200 university-based scholars in the United States whose work has influenced educational policy and practice. Rick Hess Straight Up (RHSU), an Education Week blog, releases the Edu-Scholar Public Influence rankings every January. Hess, the […]
Dean’s Message
Dear Alumni and Friends, Welcome to the 2022 edition of BU Wheelock. As with earlier editions, this one is full of information regarding the work of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni that is making a big difference when and where we need it most. For example, you’ll read about two studies conducted by BU Wheelock faculty regarding the […]
We Must Keep Striving to Do Better
I know each of you woke Wednesday morning with a heavy heart over the events in Uvalde, Texas—the horrific murders of children and adults at the Robb Elementary School. There are no words I can put in this message that will make any of us feel better or will address the deep challenge of gun […]
BU Wheelock Partners with Bahrain Teachers College
BU Wheelock announced a partnership with Bahrain Teachers College to support graduate and education professional development for practicing and aspiring school leaders in Bahrain. The partnership provides Bahraini educators with affordable online access to BU Wheelock’s master of education (EdM) in educational leadership & policy studies. Starting in fall 2022, Bahraini educators can enroll in the online […]
BU Wheelock Welcomes Team of Educators from Jalisco, Mexico
Last month, BU Wheelock welcomed a team from the Secretariat of Education of Jalisco, Mexico, as part of an ongoing research collaboration. Led by Secretary of Education Juan Carlos Flores Miramontes, the team included Yolanda Quintero Reyes and Georgina Camberos, as well as six teachers working in early childhood, elementary, and secondary schools. They met […]
Dean’s Message
Dear Alumni and Friends Over the past two years, we have faced a combination of challenges that have also tested our college and university community—COVID-19, a tumultuous presidential election, a deadly attack on the US Capitol, and the ongoing struggle for racial, economic, and environmental justice. And, of course, many members of our BU Wheelock […]