SRI Education reduces barriers and optimizes outcomes for students of all ages and backgrounds. Our research teams work with federal, state, foundation and commercial partners to improve teaching, education policies and student learning.
We do this by conducting high-quality research, supporting use of data and evidence, and developing tools that improve teaching and accelerate and deepen learning. We integrate our expertise in content, populations and research methods to produce equity-focused and research-based insights.
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Addressing the COVID learning crisis
SRI and LEARN to adapt and prepare to scale products focused on accelerating literacy
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Study finds white children more likely to be overdiagnosed for ADHD
SRI’s research collaboration identifies racial and ethnic disparities in ADHD diagnosis and treatment
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Creativity challenge: The state of arts education in California, new report from SRI Education
SRI Education, with Create CA, release new report that provides a snapshot of student access to state-mandated arts education in CA public schools
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Using Data to Advance Racial Equality – Special Collection
As part of DaSy’s commitment to advancing racial equity, we have assembled this special collection that encompasses a variety of data-related topics that intersect with equity, such as data collection, analysis, and reporting.
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Can a TV show really help kids develop reading skills? What a new study says
Researcher from SRI examine “Molly of Denali’s” effectiveness at teaching children about informational text.
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Featured innovator: Satabdi Basu
An education in AI intersects with computational thinking
“The smartest people investment for future payback is a child’s education. Yet data continue to show opportunity gaps for underserved populations, those in poverty, and students of color. SRI Education works to strengthen the impact and broaden the reach of effective teaching and learning interventions, policies, and programs that will ensure an equitable education for all students.”
Shari Golan
President, SRI Education
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“I enjoy working at SRI because of the many opportunities for growth. I am constantly challenged to learn new things on the job, whether it’s from my talented colleagues or from complex project work.”
Daniela Saucedo
Education Research Associate
“I feel like it’s our obligation as caring adults to make sure that kids are spending time on enriching activities that will prepare them to be successful and happy, and that’s at the heart of everything we’re doing at SRI Education.”
Claire Christensen
Education Researcher, SRI Education
Core competencies
We work with you to develop and scale evidence-based practices by focusing on what works, for whom, how and why. Our experienced teams combine strong project management skills with deep technical expertise.
Research and evaluation
We discover and test the impact of policies, programs and interventions through early-stage implementation research, survey research, policy analysis, extant data analysis, and large-scale experimental and quasi-experimental studies.
Learning analytics
We use data from online educational technologies to understand how students learn, translate findings into actionable feedback, and automate data collection and analysis.
Assessment
We design and validate assessments using gold-standard methods including evidence-centered design , Universal Design for Learning , and SRI technologies – artificial intelligence , speech recognition, video-based analytics and multi-sensing behavior analytics.
Technical assistance
We support sustainable improvement of national, state and local education efforts through data-driven decision making, evidence-based practices, professional development events and tailored coaching.
Product design
We apply rigorous research and development services and deep content knowledge throughout the product development lifecycle, including ideation workshops, early prototype design and user and classroom testing.
