Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness Brendan Bartanen Brendan Bartanen is Assistant Professor of Education in the department of Education Leadership, Foundations & Policy in the School of Education and Human Development and Assistant Professor of Public Policy by Courtesy in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Bartanen's research aims to increase our understanding of the labor market for principals and teachers. In particular, his work examines the intersections among educator turnover, measures of effectiveness, high-stakes evaluation systems, and educator diversity. Read More Faculty, EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness, School of Education and Human Development Allison Atteberry Allison Atteberry is an associate professor of education and public policy and director of EdPolicyWorks, a collaboration between the School of Education and Human Development and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Atteberry conducts research on teacher- and school-level interventions designed to improve the quality of instruction experienced by historically underserved students. Read More Faculty, EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness, EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness Daphna Bassok Daphna Bassok is professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia and associate director of EdPolicyWorks, a collaboration between the School of Education and Human Development and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Her research focuses on early childhood education policy and efforts to improve early childhood education at scale, particularly policies aimed at supporting the early childhood education workforce. Read More Batten Publication, Faculty, Event, News, Research, Research Speaker, Workshop, EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness, EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness, School of Education and Human Development, Education, Economics Benjamin Castleman Ben Castleman is an associate professor of public policy and education at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on policies and strategies to improve postsecondary educational and workforce outcomes for individuals from lower-income and historically-marginalized communities. His current work focuses on innovations to increase economic mobility among lower-wage adults, including digital- and health-skills training programs; state-funded career and technical education; and competency-based education models for working adults. Read More Batten Publication, Faculty, Event, News, Research, Research Speaker, Workshop, EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness, EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness, School of Education and Human Development, Education James Wyckoff Jim Wyckoff is a professor emeritus of education and public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Memorial Professor of Education and Policy. Wyckoff focuses on issues of teacher labor markets, teacher preparation, recruitment, assessment and retention. His current research examines how teacher assessment and evaluation systems influence the quality of teaching, especially in traditionally low performing classrooms. Read More Batten Publication, Faculty, Event, News, Research, Research Speaker, Workshop, EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness, EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness, School of Education and Human Development, Education, Economics Pagination Subscribe to EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness Categories Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Events(14) Accelerated MPP(63) Batten Ambassadors(30) Policy Minor(45) Admissions(52) Alumni(6) Recommendations(11) MPP(40) Personal Statement(3) BA(69) Career Outcomes(8) Essays(8) Faculty(2) Curriculum(34) Student Life(38) New Student(19) SE Minor(27) Study Abroad (1)Application(34)