EPI provides education research and policy analysis from a public choice and pro-market perspective, as well as expert commentary on teacher unions, collective bargaining in education, PTA issues, and education reform matters.

Helping Students Read Better To help students better understand what they read, researchers should look for ways to improve the ways reading is taught, teachers are trained, and students are assessed, according to a new RAND study. The study was prepared for the U.S. Office of Educational Research and Improvement and was written by a panel of experts. A website was used to collect feedback from ...

Knowing how schools, districts, states, professional groups, and institutions enable high-quality teaching and learning is critical to the welfare of the nation's education system and the young people it serves. To this end, the Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy studies efforts to improve the quality of teachers, teaching, and learning, as it is enacted in various contexts and at ...

J. Fredericks Volkwein, Director The Center for the Study of Higher Education College of Education The Pennsylvania State University 400 Rackley Building University Park, PA 16802 Phone: 814-865-6346 Fax: 814-865-3638 email: cshe@psu.edu The Center for the Study of Higher Education is a research component of the Penn State College of Education. Center faculty serve with joint appointments in the ...

CERU, Commercialism in Education Research Unit - Arizona State University ...

WIFO (Research Forum/Wissenschaftsforum), in Berlin, carries out research in education across Europe. Contact: Dr Sabine Manning ...

Look for our most recent publications: The New Competition for College , State Legislatures, May 2002: 12-17. Humanizing the Spectre of the Market , International Higher Education, Spring 2002: 11-13. New England's Higher Education Reputation is in Jeopardy , Connection, 16.2 (Spring 2002): 13-17. ...

New Reports Going Charter: New Models of Support Final Report of the Evaluation of the New York Networks for School Renewal Toward an Aggregated Regional Database The Final Report of the Evaluation of the Performance Driven Budgeting Initiative EXECUTIVE SUMMARY of the Final Report of the Evaluation of the Performance Driven Budgeting Initiative IMPACT STUDY of the Performance Driven Budgeting ...

A nationally recognized research and consulting institute, Boston University's Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character is the first center in the country to focus on the education of teachers, helping them to foster both intelligence and strong character in their students ...

The Education Policy Center at Michigan State University 201 Erickson Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1034 Phone: 517-355-4494 Fax: 517-432-6202 Email: EPC@msu.edu Electronic Library of Current Educational Research (ELCER) - Issue Number 13! Policy Report: How Has Michigan's Population Changed Data to Accompany How Has Michigan's Population Changed Policy Report: With Whom do Michigan's Children ...

CSHPE pursues excellence in higher education scholarship and disseminates information that enhances professional practice and informs postsecondary education policy nationally and internationally.

CREDO Center For Research On Education Outcomes Hoover Institution Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-6010 Overview Email List Advisory Board Staff FAQ's Who Benefits Resources and Links News Teach For America in Houston Evaluation Working Papers Suggested Readings The mission of CREDO will be to improve research and evaluation practice in the area of educational policy. In pursuit ...

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