{"id":1699,"date":"2021-02-25T21:09:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T21:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/?page_id=1699"},"modified":"2024-06-28T16:12:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T23:12:10","slug":"policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/partners\/policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group intro-gradient-block color-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumb\"><nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumb-nav\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\" \" rel=\"nofollow\">Home<\/a><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lawrence provides policy research for numerous educational agencies and nonprofit foundations. Our focus is on science education, yet it encompasses all elements of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. We take a participatory approach to education policy research, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. We have conducted studies ranging in design from exploratory to experimental, and using data collection approaches that run the gamut from medium\u2013 or large-scale surveys to deep ethnography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1388850644-1440x960.jpg\" alt=\"A group of educators gather in front of a whiteboard to review the results of a strategy session\" class=\"wp-image-24701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1388850644-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1388850644-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1388850644-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1388850644-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1388850644-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group just-text no-padding-top has-lightgray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-offset-left\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading header-offset\">Expertise<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-offset-right\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Our team&nbsp;has amassed expertise and experience in many fields of education policy, including informal science education, professional development projects in science and technology, youth development policy, and policies surrounding equal access to high-quality and higher levels of education. We employ a diverse set of veteran policy researchers, who bring to the group new ways of thinking about policy and implementation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"call-action background-container bkg-black \">\n<div class=\"call-to-action \">\n\n    <div class=\"contact-container\">\n\n                \n        <div class=\"contact-button-container\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button email-button\">\n                    <a href=\"mailto:lawrenceinfo@berkeley.edu\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Contact<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n\n                <div class=\"contact-text-container\">\n            \n            \n            <p class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:lawrenceinfo@berkeley.edu\" target=\"_blank\">lawrenceinfo@berkeley.edu<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        \n    <\/div><!--end contact container-->\n\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"signup-container\">\n\n                <div class=\"signup-button-container\">\n\n            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button signup-button\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\"  class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Sign Up<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n        \n               <div class=\"signup-text-container\">\n        <p class=\"signup-text\">Get the latest updates on new projects, learning opportunities, and more at The Lawrence!<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div><!-- end signup container-->\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><!-- end block-->\n\n<\/div><!--end background container-->\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block wp-block-group bkgrd-color tab-block\" id=\"tab-blockblock_ef824f278041a3e30629057c3a38cd79\">\n<div class=\"tab-block-inner-container\">\n    \n<h3>Our Services<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tab-titles\">\n\n \n<button class=\"tablinks active\" onclick=\"openTab(event, 'PolicyStudies')\" \n        aria-label=\"Policy Studies\"><span class=\"tab-button\">Policy Studies<\/span><\/button>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n\n    <div id=\"PolicyStudies\" class=\"tabcontent tab-content-group\">\n\n<p>The Lawrence possesses the resources and the capacity to study, analyze, and evaluate education policy for local, state, and national governments, as well as for nongovernmental organizations. We can assist agencies and funding organizations alike as they strive to articulate policies, evaluate a portfolio of programs, and understand how the policies they set influence practice on the ground.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nWe provide nonpartisan information, research, and evaluation on education policy-related issues to policymakers and other education stakeholders, to support their making well-informed decisions. We accomplish these aims by conducting research across a variety of settings and by providing evaluation expertise and services to diverse agencies, organizations, and funding agencies. We share important findings through dissemination strategies tailored to the needs of specific audiences and project goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <script>\n  jQuery(() => {\n    jQuery('.slider').slick({\n    });\n  });\n<\/script>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"block wp-block-group bkgrd-color block-slider latestPosts posts-slider\">\n\n      <h3>Project Examples<\/h3>\n      <div class=\"cols slider \" data-slick='{\n      \"slidesToShow\": 1, \n      \"slidesToScroll\": 1,\n      \"responsive\": [\n        {\n       \"breakpoint\": 770,\n       \"settings\": {\n        \"slidesToShow\": 1,\n        \"slidesToScroll\": 1\n      }\n    }\n ]\n\n      }' ?>\n\n                  \n          <div class=\"col item\">\n            <div class=\"inner-grid \">\n\n                              <a class=\"figure-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/research\/activation-lab-2\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Activation Lab\">\n                  \n                  <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"--child-img-width:843px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"843\" height=\"446\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/the-lawrence\/images\/placeholders\/the-lawrence-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sunstones at The Lawrence\" class=\"wp-image-134\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\"><\/figure>\n                <\/a>\n              \n\n                              <div class=\"text-content\">\n\n                  \n                                \n\n\n                <h4>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/research\/activation-lab-2\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                    Activation Lab<\/a>\n                <\/h4>\n\n                               \n                                      <p>The Learning Activation Lab is a national research and design effort to dramatically strengthen learning in the United States and&#8230;<\/p>\n                  \n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n                  <div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/research\/activation-lab-2\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"Learn More about Activation Lab\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n\n\n                <\/div><!-- .text content -->\n\n                          <\/div><!-- .inner grid -->\n          <\/div><!-- .item -->\n                  \n          <div class=\"col item\">\n            <div class=\"inner-grid \">\n\n                              <a class=\"figure-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/publications\/high-hopes-few-opportunities-the-status-of-elementary-science-education-in-california\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"High Hopes &#8211; Few Opportunities: The Status of Elementary Science Education in California\">\n                  \n                  <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"--child-img-width:843px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"843\" height=\"446\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/the-lawrence\/images\/placeholders\/the-lawrence-6.jpg\" alt=\"Children playing on the DNA sculpture at the Lawrence\" class=\"wp-image-134\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\"><\/figure>\n                <\/a>\n              \n\n                              <div class=\"text-content\">\n\n                  \n                                \n\n\n                <h4>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/publications\/high-hopes-few-opportunities-the-status-of-elementary-science-education-in-california\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                    High Hopes &#8211; Few Opportunities: The Status of Elementary Science Education in California<\/a>\n                <\/h4>\n\n                               \n                                      <p>High Hopes \u2013 Few Opportunities: The Status of Science Education in California summarizes new and extensive research examining the status of science education in the&#8230;<\/p>\n                  \n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n                  <div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/publications\/high-hopes-few-opportunities-the-status-of-elementary-science-education-in-california\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"Learn More about High Hopes &#8211; 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Despite easing restrictions and with new concerns about coronavirus variants, the challenges facing the field persist.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n            \n\n\n                          <div class=\"wp-block-buttons learnMore\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\n\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/publications\/impacts-from-covid-19-resilient-outdoor-science-programs-need-support-as-challenges-persist\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"Learn More about Impacts from COVID-19: Resilient Outdoor Science Programs Need Support as Challenges Persist\">Learn More<\/a>\n\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            \n\n          <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div><!-- .item -->\n      \n        <div class=\"post-item\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/publications\/a-field-at-risk-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-environmental-and-outdoor-science-education\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"A Field at Risk: The Impact of COVID-19 on Environmental and Outdoor Science Education\">\n                        <figure class=\" list-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/the-lawrence\/images\/placeholders\/the-lawrence-5.jpg\" alt=\"The Lawrence Hall of Science\"><\/figure>\n                        <\/a>\n          \n          <div class=\"event-info\">\n\n                        \n\n\n                          <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/publications\/a-field-at-risk-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-environmental-and-outdoor-science-education\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                  A Field at Risk: The Impact of COVID-19 on Environmental and Outdoor Science Education<\/a><\/h4>\n\n            \n\n            \n\n            \n            <p class=\"event-description\">During April 2020, the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley, conducted a survey to learn about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environmental and outdoor science educations field nationwide. This policy brief describes the importance of this field, the findings of our survey, and recommendations for mitigating the potentially devastating threats facing this field.<\/p>\n\n            \n\n\n                          <div class=\"wp-block-buttons learnMore\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\n\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencehallofscience.org\/publications\/a-field-at-risk-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-environmental-and-outdoor-science-education\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"Learn More about A Field at Risk: The Impact of COVID-19 on Environmental and Outdoor Science Education\">Learn More<\/a>\n\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            \n\n          <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div><!-- .item -->\n      \n\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n\n\n  <\/div><!-- .block -section -->\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group get-in-touch-block\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get In Touch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"get-in-touch-text-info\">Have questions about our work? 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