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Celebrating 35 years of research excellence in 2020, the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) is a community of researchers from renowned research institutions and organizations. At CPRE, pushing the boundaries of knowledge to inform, shape, and lead the education community forward is our passion. Our experts are committed to advancing educational policy and practice through crafting evidence-based research and creating resources that move research into practice.

Our Mission & Vision

CPRE is a leading hub for innovative and collaborative research that transforms education policy and practice through knowledge.

Our experts understand that knowledge shapes progress and that research and evaluation of education programs and policies are essential to improving the field. CPRE contributes to the production and dissemination of quality research products, and fosters conversations that create opportunities to advance the profession.

Openly Available Research & Resources

CPRE’s research serves as a catalyst for informed decision-making and action. We provide free, unrestricted online access to our research output via an internationally available digital repository based at the University of Pennsylvania.

Telling the Story of Education

CPRE’s Research Minutes podcast features world-renowned experts discussing new and important education research in an accessible, down-to-earth format. Listeners can learn the context and implications of new findings and keep us with the latest policy developments at home, at the office or on the go.

Bringing Research to Life

Video, practice-based media and data visualization are just a few of the ways CPRE shares complex research and data in a compelling and approachable way. Explore our full catalogue of multimedia projects at CPRE.org.