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American Educational Research Association The American Educational Research Association (AERA), founded in 1916 and currently in its 86th year, is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.

Arizona State Education Policy Studies Laboratory The Education Policy Studies Laboratory, directed by Professor Alex Molnar, conducts and coordinates original research in areas such as student performance standards, assessment, commercialism in schools, curriculum, and language policy issues. EPSL disseminates its analyses and reports to policy makers, educators, media, and the public. It provides high quality research through three specialized units, an initiative, and an on-line journal.

Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement CAREI is a collaborative organization that brings resources of the College of Education and Human Development and the University of Minnesota to bear on education issues in Minnesota and across the nation.

EducationNews EducationNews.org is a fresh approach to the age-old problem of increasing coverage of education news. Unfortunately, education is not a topic that news organizations are able to provide premium coverage to all the time, thus ironically, all education experts face the same problem - the difficulty of educating the public.

The Education Policy Center at Michigan State University The EPC builds upon the solid foundation of MSU's land-grant mission and the College of Education's national and international reputation for education policy research in its mission to support and inform policy debates at every level of government.

Indiana Education Policy Center Established in July 1990, the Indiana Education Policy Center provides nonpartisan information and research on education issues to Indiana policymakers and other education stakeholders to improve education. The Center is located in the School of Education at Indiana University. It is directed by Jonathan Plucker.

The Michigan Prospect is a nonprofit public policy institute founded to develop progressive public policies. Its role is to build a structure for public policy education and advocacy calling upon the resources of both public and private organizations.

SchoolMatters.com SchoolMatters.com is a web-based national education data service that provides in-depth information and analysis about public schools, districts, and state education systems. It showcases student achievement information, financial data and demographic breakdowns and includes objective analyses provided by Standard & Poor's. This site provides the ability to uncover the stories behind the numbers, and helps to further the discussion about how to improve student performance.

The Wisconsin Center for Education Research WCER provides a productive environment where some of the country's leading scholars conduct basic and applied education research. The WCER roster includes research centers and projects that are currently investigating a variety of topics in education.

Education and the Public Interest Center at University of Colorado Education and the Public Interest Center, University of Colorado at Boulder- EPIC, directed by Professor Kevin Welner, conducts research on education policy issues and provides educators, organizations, and policy makers with timely and convenient access to current education policy, research and analysis.