Purpose: The Outstanding Long Policy Report Award recognizes an outstanding policy report that contributes to education research and/or policy through its analysis, evaluation, and/or critique of education policy. The Award alternates between a long and short report.
Eligibility/Selection: In 2026, the award will be given to a long policy report (more than 35 pages in length) that best reflects the following selection criteria:
- Quality: Reflects highest standards of research quality and excellence appropriate to the methods and methodology used.
- Relevance: Analyzes, evaluates, and/or critiques a timely and relevant education policy or policy issue.
- Impact: Demonstrates evidence that the report has been used by policymakers, influenced a public or policy debate, and/or advanced a research field.
To be eligible, the report must have been published/released after November 2023, and at least one author must be a Division L member. Eligible policy reports may be published in print or on-line, in electronic journals, newsletters, blog posts, and other media. All submissions will be evaluated under the same selection criteria (research quality, relevance, and impact).
Nomination Process: Nominations must be submitted by the report author, user, or other reader of the work, and must include the following:
- A nomination letter from a Division L member which, among other things, includes evidence of the report's impact (this could be media coverage, a quote or statement of support from a practice or policy partner saying how they used the piece, testimony to a government body, etc.).
- A PDF version of the report.
Submission: Submit nomination form to the award chair, Rachel White, by November 17, 2025.