Center for Education Policy Analysis

The Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) is a research center at the Stanford Graduate School of Education dedicated to action-oriented research on education policies. CEPA's research focuses on the impact of poverty and inequality on educational achievement, the evaluation of federal and state education policy, teaching and leadership effectiveness, and technological innovations in education.[1] CEPA was established in 2009 as part of the Stanford Challenge, a multidisciplinary initiative at Stanford University aimed at improving K-12 education.[2] It is ranked as the 10th most influential education policy think tank worldwide by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program.[3]

Center for Education Policy Analysis
AbbreviationCEPA
Formation2009
TypeResearch center
PurposeTo study education policy in the United States
Director
Thomas Dee
Parent organization
Stanford Graduate School of Education
Websitecepa.stanford.edu

Activities

The main focus of CEPA's activities is on performing research on education policies in the United States. These research activities are mediated through a series of research projects, including:[4]

  • Stanford Education Data Archive
  • Early Childhood Education and Care
  • CEPA Labs
  • Educational Opportunity Monitoring Project
  • Teaching & Learning in Online College Courses
  • Changing Ecology of Higher Education
  • Getting Down to Facts
  • Quality Teacher and Education Act in San Francisco (QTEA)
  • School Leadership Research
  • Stereotype Threat and Achievement Gaps in Middle School
  • Teacher Policy Research

The outcomes of these research projects are published by CEPA in the form of reports, working papers, journal articles, and books.[5] Additionally, CEPA also offers training programmes for doctorate candidates, postdoctoral fellowships and research assistantships for undergraduates.[6]

Steering Committee

Faculty

References
  1. Research areas of CEPA. Retrieved March 28th, 2018.
  2. "About Us". Center for Education Policy Analysis website. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. 2018 Global Go-To Think Tank Index Report. Retrieved March 28th, 2018.
  4. Projects within CEPA. Retrieved March 28th, 2018.
  5. Publications at CEPA. Retrieved March 28th, 2018.
  6. Interdisciplinary Training Programs at CEPA. Retrieved March 28th, 2018.


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