VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -- May 8, 2007 -- The Educational Policy Institute, a non-profit research organization based in Virginia Beach, VA, was named yesterday as a primary grant program evaluator for the School District of Osceola County in Florida. Based in the Kissimmee area of Florida (Disney), the District serves over 50,000 students in 36 schools and employs 6,200 staff members, putting it among the largest 100 school districts in the United States.

The Educational Policy Institute won a competitive bid along with four other organizations to provide evaluation and research support for a three-year period beginning immediately and ending in 2009.

For more information on the School District of Osceola County, click here.

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REMEMBER TO REGISTER FOR:

RETENTION 2007, May 22-24, 2007, San Antonio, TX

NATIONAL CAPITOL SUMMIT ON LATINO STUDENTS & EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, June 13-14, 2007, Washington, DC

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The Educational Policy Institute (EPI), a non-profit, non-partisan research organization, with offices in Virginia Beach (US), Toronto (CAN), and Melbourne (AUS), is dedicated to policy-based research on educational opportunity for all students. The mission of EPI is to expand educational opportunity for low-income and other historically underrepresented students through high-level research and analysis.

Contact the Educational Policy Institute at info@educationalpolicy.org or 757.271.6380.

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