TN-PEARL research will be highlighted this year at the 46th annual conference of the Association for Education Finance & Policy, held March 17-19.

The AEFP conference aims to promote equity and opportunity through education policy research. Over the course of the three-day virtual event, two TN-PEARL researchers will have the opportunity share their work with conference attendees.

Walter Ecton, a Ph.D. Student in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Organizations at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, will present “Earning to Learn: Working While Enrolled in Tennessee Colleges and Universities,” co-authored by Ecton and fellow TN-PEARL researcher, Carolyn Heinrich, the chair of the Leadership, Policy and Organizations Department, a professor of Public Policy and Education in the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. You can read the research and its accompanying factsheet here.

On Friday, Cara DeLoach, a graduate student at Vanderbilt University and TN-PEARL affiliate, will present “Building Collaborations to Improve Workforce Development,” co-authored by DeLoach; Adela Soliz, TN-PEARL affiliate and assistant professor of higher education and public policy in the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College; and Hidahis Mesa, a graduate student at Vanderbilt University.

Ecton’s presentation will be during a 3 p.m. session on Wednesday, March 17, and DeLoach will present during an 11 a.m. session on Friday, March 19. You can find more information, including how to register, here.