Research Institutes/Centers

Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing (NCRESST), located at UCLA
Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth (IAAY)
Housed at Johns Hopkins University, IAAY "...is a comprehensive, university-based initiative that promotes the academic ability of children and youth thoughout the world, and is a leading force in educational reform and improvement in the United States and abroad."
Learning Research and Development Center
Since 1963, the LRDC at the University of Pittsburgh "...has probed the nature of thinking, knowing, and understanding in and beyond school."
Research for Better Schools
A private, nonprofit corporation operating the Mid-Atlantic Eisenhower Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education, funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Formerly, one of the USDoE's ten regional educational laboratories.
National Education Knowledge Industry Association (NEKIA)
"Founded in 1997 as a successor to the Council for Educational Development and Research (CEDaR), NEKIA is a trade association designed to promote awarness of and investment in the field of educational research and development."
Regional Educational Laboratories
The ten federally funded regional laboratories that conduct research and development, provide information exchange, design and conduct professional development, and offer evaluation and planning.
Last updated 5/28/99
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