EDUCATION
Data-informed insights for better teaching and learning
We conduct high-quality research, build capacity through technical assistance, and develop tech-supported innovations that improve teaching and accelerate and deepen learning. We integrate our expertise in education issues, student populations, and research methods to produce equity-focused and evidence-based insights.
For more than 50 years, we have been a leader in helping strategic partners find out what works, for whom, how, and why. We collaborate with federal, state, foundation, nonprofit, and commercial partners to improve teaching, education policies, and student learning. Our goal: to reduce barriers and optimize outcomes for students of all ages, abilities, and racial, cultural, linguistic, and geographic backgrounds. Contact us to learn more.
160+ Researchers, technical assistance specialists, and other team members
110+ Projects
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“In addition to our expertise, we are good partners who spend the time to understand the needs of our clients and build relationships with the teachers and communities we support, so our findings and services are relevant and impactful.”
Shari GolanPresident, SRI Education Division
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Real-world impact
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Office of Special Education Programs funds SRI’s Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems
U.S. Department of Education supports efforts to enhance state data systems and improve outcomes for young children with disabilities and their families through the Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data…
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Extreme weather events take a toll on critical educational services
SRI examined how severe weather causes closures of early childhood education program sites while overburdening others, prompting a call to recognize the importance of these critical services and increase support.
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Podcast: Supporting and empowering STEM students in community college
SRI’s Andrea Beesley and Carol Tate discuss a national initiative aimed at supporting underrepresented students.
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Our experts help education agencies, philanthropic organizations, and commercial clients find evidence-based solutions to pressing educational issues in culturally appropriate, equity-centered, and contextually meaningful ways.
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Recent publications
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The Impacts of Extreme Weather Disasters on the Implementation of Head Start Services
The increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather disasters pose significant challenges to the delivery of Early Head Start (EHS) and Head Start (HS) services, impacting children’s access to early childhood education. This study investigates how extreme weather events disrupt EHS/HS programs and their implications for enrollment and service delivery.
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UC Irvine Writing Project’s Pathway to Academic Success Program: An Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Expansion Grant Evaluation
SRI researchers measured student outcomes on the Analytic Writing Continuum for Literary Analysis (AWC-LA). Despite disruptions to program implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic, the study found positive effects on student writing quality, conventions, and productivity.
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Improving Participation in High-Quality Early Care and Education for Young Arkansas Children: Perspectives of Resource Parents and Early Childhood Educators
This brief presents key findings from focus groups and interviews with resource parents (that is, foster parents), ECE center-based program directors, and ECE home-based providers about their experiences caring for children ages birth through 5 in foster care.