Links - Research Organizations/Educational Theory and Policy

American Educational Research Association
http://www.aera.net
AERA focuses on “improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.”

Academy for Educational Development
http://www.aed.org
“Founded in 1961, AED is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world through education, social marketing, research, training, policy analysis and innovative program design and management. Major areas of focus include health, education, youth development, and the environment.”

Brookings Institution, The
http://www.brook.edu
“The Brookings Institution is an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, and public education, with an emphasis on economics, foreign policy, and governance.”

Center on Education Policy
http://www.cep-dc.org
“The Center on Education Policy is the national, independent advocate for public education and for more effective public schools. The Center helps Americans better understand the role of public education in a democracy and the need to improve the academic quality of public schools.” Includes online publications relating to No Child Left Behind implementation.

Consortium for Policy Research in Education
http://www.upenn.edu/gse/cpre
Created in 1985, the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) unites researchers from five of the nation's leading research institutions – the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison – in an effort to improve elementary and secondary education through practical research.

Council of Chief State School Officers
http://www.ccsso.org
“The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. CCSSO provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues. The Council seeks member consensus on major educational issues and expresses their views to civic and professional organizations, federal agencies, Congress, and the public.”

Council of the Great City Schools
http://www.cgcs.org
The Council of the Great City Schools is a “coalition of 62 of the nation's largest urban public school systems … working to promote urban education through legislation, research, media relations, instruction, management, technology, and other special projects designed to improve the quality of urban education. The Council serves as the national voice for urban educators, providing ways to share promising practices and address common concerns.”

Education Commission of the States
http://www.ecs.org
ECS is an “interstate compact created … to improve public education by facilitating the exchange of information, ideas and experiences among state policymakers and education leaders. As a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization involving key leaders from all levels of the education system, ECS creates unique opportunities to build partnerships, share information and promote the development of policy based on available research and strategies.”

Education Trust, The
http://www2.edtrust.org/edtrust
“The Education Trust was established in 1990 by the American Association for Higher Education as a special project to encourage colleges and universities to support K-12 reform efforts. Since then, The Ed Trust has grown into an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to make schools and colleges work for all of the young people they serve.”

Educational Research Service
http://www.ers.org
“ERS was established in 1973 by four national associations of school administrators to fill a pressing need in education for an independent organization to provide reliable, unbiased information to local school districts. Founding members include the American Association of School Administrators, the American Association of School Personnel Administrators, the Association of School Business Officials, the Council of State School Officers, the national Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the National School Public Relations Association.”

Galef Institute
http://www.differentways.org
“The Galef Institute is an educational nonprofit that provides a range of education consulting services—including the Different Ways of Knowing design for enhancing and accelerating schoolwide achievement—to help schools and districts meet their goals for all students and student groups.”

Institute for Educational Leadership
http://www.iel.org
“The Institute for Educational Leadership's (IEL) mission is to improve education -- and the lives of children and their families -- through positive and visionary change … [by] bringing together diverse constituencies and empowering leaders with knowledge and applicable ideas.” Produces a free bimonthly electronic newsletter, IELeadership Connections.

Project Zero – Harvard Graduate School of Education
http://pzweb.harvard.edu
“Project Zero's mission is to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as humanistic and scientific disciplines, at the individual and institutional levels.” Principal investigators include Howard Gardner, who pioneered the field of multiple intelligences, and Steve Seidel, whose research includes work in the area of arts education, and key projects include “Smart Schools.”

Regional Educational Laboratory Network (REL Network)
http://www.relnetwork.org
“The network of 10 Regional Educational Laboratories, serving geographic regions that span the nation, works as vital partners with state and local educators, community members, and policymakers in using research to tackle the difficult issues of education reform and improvement.”

School Development Program – Yale University’s Child Study Center
http://info.med.yale.edu/comer
“The School Development Program (SDP) is the organization charged with implementing the Comer Process in school communities. The Comer Process, a school and system-wide intervention formulated by Dr. James P. Comer, Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine's Child Study Center, aims to bridge child psychiatry and education.”

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