{"id":2,"date":"2025-08-04T15:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/policychallenge\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-09-09T11:20:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:20:39","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/policychallenge\/","title":{"rendered":"PPL Policy Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9687c2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9687c2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86daf44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86daf44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a02b44c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a02b44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/policychallenge\/files\/2026\/08\/banner-1-1024x246.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-169\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/policychallenge\/files\/2026\/08\/banner-1-1024x246.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/policychallenge\/files\/2026\/08\/banner-1-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/policychallenge\/files\/2026\/08\/banner-1-768x185.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/policychallenge\/files\/2026\/08\/banner-1-1536x369.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/policychallenge\/files\/2026\/08\/banner-1.png 1701w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2cddc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f2cddc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eca2c6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5eca2c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb0a6bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb0a6bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resetting K\u201312:<br>Closing the Post-Pandemic Learning Gaps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749b3e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"749b3e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">This year\u2019s challenge prompt focuses on education policy in the post-pandemic era. Your job as a policymaker is to uncover barriers to student success and propose a policy solution to address them.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Your solutions must be for state or local actors, but your canvas is broad.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">You can examine staffing, time utilization, discipline, instruction, accountability, curriculum, food insecurity, absenteeism fixes, approaches to reading instruction, teaching roles, classroom disruption and the like. Your solution must go beyond simply adding funding to existing programs, and if your plan requires political consensus\u2014such as state legislation\u2014you must explain how you will build it. <a href=\"https:\/\/tuprd-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/jalevine_temple_edu\/IQDDkwUtMAdJSZ1IOgVzXXXPASNuaMsoiAezlAqPVDT0eGo?e=kphUMG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to read the Challenge Guide, including the prompt!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Finalists present to a panel of judges who will select a winner during a live event. The winning team will receive a cash prize as well as support to attend the 2027 Policy Super Bowl at the University of Chicago!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389d5d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"389d5d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Register your team to receive updates and additional information.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ffae9c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1ffae9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-push\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=74FucSK1c0SOMRC9Asz25XMGw7sN1sxDr2iVoHbhkH5URFpMNTVYR0Q1OTNXQ09RSEVMOVE0MTlaQy4u\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d5228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0d5228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Guide<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-046afd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"046afd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Teams of 2 to 4 students.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Open to undergraduate and master&#8217;s students from across Temple University.<\/span><ul><li><strong>Each team must have at least 1 undergraduate student member.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">No policy experience is necessary. Be creative!<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Mentorship opportunities and practice sessions will be offered.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Winning team will be invited to represent Temple at the 2027 Policy Super Bowl in Chicago.<\/span><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Travel support and mentorship are provided!<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tuprd-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/jalevine_temple_edu\/IQDDkwUtMAdJSZ1IOgVzXXXPASNuaMsoiAezlAqPVDT0eGo?e=kphUMG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to learn more.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b27bde elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1b27bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe652d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbe652d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Attend an Info Session<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9107348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9107348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Join us for an information session to learn more about the Policy Challenge and to ask questions. Click below to register.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/temple.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/20DWciiMRUW0viqnlYtV6A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">September 8 at 3:30 p.m. (Zoom)<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/temple.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/J2BgmUsoSx-uaUzFGKpaJg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">September 16 at 2:00 p.m. (Zoom)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ee3fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70ee3fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Open House<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae5d28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eae5d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Join us for an in-person event on Wednesday, September 30, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. to meet PPL staff organizing the event, ask questions, and connect with prospective teammates. The event will take place at the Public Policy Lab on the 10th floor of Gladfelter Hall.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=74FucSK1c0SOMRC9Asz25XMGw7sN1sxDr2iVoHbhkH5UNFBMRU1HQUpBN0szNDM0UzhRQ085SlBSOS4u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSVPs appreciated<\/a> but not required.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2f645 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9a2f645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6140ddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6140ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50e723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e50e723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please email any questions about the Policy Challenge to <a href=\"mailto:ppl@temple.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ppl@temple.edu<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ec921 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4ec921\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9701710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9701710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/liberalarts.temple.edu\/ppl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/policychallenge\/files\/elementor\/thumbs\/PPL_LOGO_NoT_Vert_black-r9rzdjpcrmp75wec9mlxclekmwqz5rrxbf1dz0eh1s.png\" title=\"PPL_LOGO_NoT_Vert_black\" alt=\"PPL_LOGO_NoT_Vert_black\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resetting K\u201312:Closing the Post-Pandemic Learning Gaps This year\u2019s challenge prompt focuses on education policy in the post-pandemic era. 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