{"id":1346,"date":"2020-08-31T17:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T17:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/center\/?page_id=1346"},"modified":"2021-12-20T21:57:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T21:57:26","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/center\/about\/mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Services to improve educational practice, policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1086&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Improving educational practice, policy&#8221;][vc_column_text]The Center for Professional Development and Education Reform partners with organizations and institutions to improve educational practices and policies through professional learning, leadership development, and program evaluation. 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