AED U.S. Education and Workforce Development Group Research and Evaluation Team
Using research and evaluation to improve school and community programs, policy, and practice and to foster equitable educational and developmental outcomes for all children and youth. Photo of woman reading to a child
Our Approach Our Services Client Spotlights About Us

The R&E Team can help your school, district or program be more effective through ongoing collection and analysis of participant/student and program data.

We provide a range of evaluation and TA services to help schools and programs engage in a continuous process of improvement geared to fostering equitable outcomes for all youth.

Our clients include schools, school districts, community-based programs, foundations, government agencies, and intermediary organizations.

We are a diverse group of researchers with extensive experience in all aspects of qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation, including random assignments.

Publications

Building Capacity for Professional Development in Adolescent Reading

Building Capacity for Professional Development in Adolescent Reading

AED, 2007
In this impact evaluation of the National Writing Project's National Reading Initiative (NRI), AED studied how sites used various approaches to develop the capacity of the NRI network to deliver high-quality professional development to teachers of reading.

Events

AERA Annual Meeting and Exhibition
March 24–28, 2008 (New York City)
  • Evaluating Alabama's Math, Science and Technology Initiative: Initial results of a state-wide randomized experiment. (AED AMSTI team and collaborative partners)
  • Does Small Size Matter? Findings from New York City's small high schools (Cheri Fancsali)
  • Great Science For Girls: What does it look like at the community, program and individual levels? (Cheri Fancsali)