• State-of-the-art Methodological and Statistical Expertise

Our company is certified by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) in the Registry of Evaluation Researchers.

The Registry of Evaluation Researchers is an online database of organizations and researchers who have completed the federal WWC training and certification process and are certified to conduct evaluations of the effectiveness of educational interventions. This resource is designed to help schools, school districts, and educational program developers identify potential researchers (individuals and organizations) to conduct studies of effectiveness of educational interventions

Collectively, our staff have expertise in many areas of interest to the WWC, including: Arithmetic; Beginning Reading; Bilingual Education; Earth Science; English; English (Second Language); Language Arts; Limited English Speaking; Mathematics; Phonemic Awareness; Phonics; Reading; Reading Comprehension; Reading Strategies; Science; Second Languages; Summer School; Classroom Techniques; Instructional Materials; Professional Development; Student Behavior; Teacher Education; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Training; Accountability; After School Programs; Attendance; Compensatory Education; Comprehensive School Reform; Dropout Prevention; Social-Psychological “Mindset” Interventions; Extended School Year; Parent Participation; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Uses in Education; Technology; Curriculum; and Textbooks.

Collectively, our staff can implement a range of state-of-the-art analytical methods to support a variety of research and development projects. Our staff and affiliated researchers are national experts in:

SURVEY CONSTRUCTION

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT

PROPENSITY-SCORE MATCHING TECHNIQUES

MULTILEVEL MODELING

META-ANALYSIS

RANDOMIZED FIELD TRIALS

We are prepared to support all aspects of the research process, including proposal preparation and writing, data collection design and management, data analysis, report writing, and dissemination.