About

Created in 1985, the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) unites researchers from seven of the nation's leading research institutions -- the University of Pennsylvania, Teachers College Columbia University, Harvard University, Stanford University, the University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Northwestern University -- in an effort to improve elementary and secondary education through practical research.

CPRE researchers have made their mark studying the effectiveness of federal, state, and local policies, with particular emphasis on timely issues in education policy including accountability, common core state standards, data use to improve student performance, education leadership, school turnaround, teacher quality and a host of other related issues impacting the education landscape.

Recently CPRE opened two major centers, the Center on Continuous Instructional Improvement (2006-present), a center engaged in research and development on tools, processes, and policies intended to promote the continuous improvement of instructional practice; and the Strategic Management of Human Capital in Public Education (2008-2010), a center focused on improving the quality of classroom instruction and student outcomes in K-12 classrooms by radically improving the strategic management of teaching and instructional leadership talent (human capital) in large, public school districts.  

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