Who We Are

Since its beginning, the Utah Education Policy Center has operated as an independent, non-partisan university-based research center.

The Utah Education Policy Center (UEPC) at the University of Utah is the foremost leader in providing valid, reliable, and rigorous research and evidence-based support to improve educational leadership, policy, and practice.

The UEPC believes in the transformative nature of collaborations between practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. Our engagement with you permits us to maximize the effectiveness and impact of our collective work.

Our Strategies to Transform Teaching, Learning, and Leadership

Develop and mobilize knowledge and research
Ensure valid, reliable, and rigorous research and approaches
Build capacity for equitable and excellent education
Expand the network of partners for educational improvement
Elevate systems approach to support educators and improvement

1947

Bureau of Educational Research is established in the College of Education

1958

Milton Bennion Hall, a new building dedicated to education, is announced

1960

Bureau moves to newly finished Milton Bennion Hall

1962

Bureau publishes a research report on “The Organizational Climate of Schools” with a contract with the U.S. Office of Education

1964

Bureau publishes three-part report on “Classroom Reinforcement”

1980

Bureau of Educational Research is closed

1990

Utah Education Policy Center approved as a University of Utah research center

2006

UEPC reinvigorated and Andrea Rorrer, Ph.D., Professor and Cori Groth, Ph.D., Associate Adjunct Faculty, from the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy appointed Director and Associate Director of the Utah Education Policy Center.

2008

UEPC relocates from Milton Bennion Hall to the Annex

2014

UEPC and College of Education move to the Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts and Education Complex

Utah Education Policy Center Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice