Liberal Studies

Center for Education Policy Analysis-Stanford  “The Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) is a research center created in 2009 to unite an interdisciplinary array of nationally prominent scholars from across the campus to provide the depth and scale of research needed to affect education practice and policy in meaningful ways. The work of CEPA’s scholars spans a range of education policy issues including Poverty and Inequality; Federal and State Education Policy; Technological Innovations in Education; and Teaching and Leadership Effectiveness.” 1.

Center for Education Policy Research-Harvard “The Center for Education Policy Research is a unique partnership among districts, states, foundations, and university-based researchers designed to leverage the overwhelming amount of newly available school-, teacher-, and student-level data to address previously intractable policy questions in education and improve educational outcomes for all students.” 2.

Center on Education Policy-George Washington University “The Center on Education Policy is a 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.” 3.

EdSource “Works to engage Californians on key education challenges with the goal of enhancing learning success by providing timely, useful and accurate information to key education stakeholders and the larger public;  advancing awareness of major education initiatives being implemented in California and nationally; and highlighting effective models and strategies intended to improve student outcomes, as well as identifying areas that are in need of repair or reform.” 4.

Education Commission of the States - Addresses educational policy at the state level. "We provide personalized support and services to all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories to help education leaders gain the insight and experience needed to create effective education policy for their constituents. Our expertise spans across the spectrum from early care and education to workforce development." 10.

Education Policy Analysis – U.S. Department of Education -Legislation, regulations, guidance, and other policy documents can be found here.

National Education Policy Center – “The mission of the National Education Policy Center is to produce and disseminate high-quality, peer-reviewed research to inform education policy discussions.” 5.

Policy Analysis for California Education -“PACE seeks to define and sustain a long-term strategy for comprehensive policy reform and continuous improvement in performance at all levels of California’s education system, from early childhood to postsecondary education and training. PACE bridges the gap between research and policy, working with scholars from California’s leading universities and with state and local policymakers to increase the impact of academic research on educational policy in California.” 6.

Public Policy Institute of California -“Our mission is to inform and improve public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research.” 7.

Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education -“(SCOPE) was founded in 2008 to foster research, policy, and practice to advance high quality, equitable education systems in the United States and internationally.” 8.

RAND Education -“Our mission is to bring accurate data and objective analysis to education policy.” 9.