Ellen Greaves stresses the value of using national pupil data to improve education research and policy.
Authors
![Ellen Greaves](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-07/Ellen%20Greaves.jpg?itok=J-3p-Hxf)
Ellen Greaves
Research Fellow University of Bristol
Ellen, who was a Senior Research Economist at IFS and is now a Research Fellow, is a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute.
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- Publisher
- Centre for Education Research and Practice
Suggested citation
Greaves, E. (2014). Let's have evidence-based policy. London: Centre for Education Research and Practice. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/lets-have-evidence-based-policy (accessed: 30 June 2024).
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