Education may be the single most important factor in determining the future quality of life for our nation’s children.
Today, schools and teachers are pressed for the time, space, and resources needed to help all students succeed. While efforts to narrow achievement gaps are diverse and widespread, debate continues in districts, universities, and legislatures about what constitutes the right mix of administrative structures, school safety, teacher pay and evaluation, student testing, curriculum, and instructional approaches that will most benefit students. More information is needed about what policies and interventions, among the myriad proposed, are most effective at closing achievement gaps and improving student performance.
CRESP maintains a strong focus on K-16 education and seeks to apply learning from local and national studies to inform policy decisions for positive change and student growth.
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Projects
Funder: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CREATEd – collaboration, research, equity, and action together in education – aims to improve equitable educational opportunities and outcomes nationally by leveraging knowledge in the research and practice communities in ways that promote stronger, mo …
Learn MoreFunder: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The role of district research leaders (DRLs) in central offices has emerged as a strategy for improving the creation, flow, and use of research knowledge in decision-making. However, there is limited information about the responsibilities, opportunitie …
Learn MoreFunder: Institute of Education Sciences, US Department of Education
The purpose of the Efficacy Follow-up Study of the Long-Term Effects of Reading Recovery is to test the sustained efficacy of Reading Recovery (RR), an intensive one-on-one reading instruction program for the lowest-achieving first grade students, on s …
Learn MoreFunder: Institute of Education Sciences
With funding from the Institute of Education Sciences, the Center for Research Use in Education (CRUE) seeks to expand the understanding of how to improve the relationship between research and practice in the K-12 educational space. In addition, the ce …
Learn MoreFunder: National Science Foundation
The Future Faculty Workshop (FFW) is an annual workshop designed to engage doctoral students and other aspiring academics in the science and engineering field. The goal of the workshop is to enhance the preparation, confidence, and motivation of women …
Learn MoreFunder: National Science Foundation
ADVANCE is a five-year grant awarded in 2014 to the University of Delaware intended to increase the representation of women faculty in all STEM and social science departments. CRESP staff conducts the internal, formative evaluation of the ADVANCE progr …
Learn MoreFunder: National Science Foundation
The goal of the Partner4CS project is to support Computer Science teachers through evidence-based professional development and support the teaching and learning of Computer Science within diverse populations. The project accomplished this mission thro …
Learn MoreFunder: Office of Education, U.S. Department of Education
The DECATD project promotes the use of assistive technology (AT) of all kinds for young children with disabilities. They aim to achieve this goal through strategies such as clinician training, developing an AT planning tool, expanding access to AT, sup …
Learn MoreFunder: National Science Foundation
The WeC4Communities project aims to broaden STEM participation of underrepresented minority youth in grades 5-8. Through informal learning environments in local public libraries and Boys & Girls Clubs, underrepresented youth are provided with oppor …
Learn MoreFunder: National Science Foundation
The Systems Biology of Cells in Engineered Environment IGERT program focuses on creating an innovative graduate curriculum. This curriculum intend to nurture an appreciation for systems biology and cells in engineered environments, and train students i …
Learn MoreFunder: Delaware Department of Education State Line
The Delaware Department of Education has funded a math coaching program which placed instructional coaching in high-needs Delaware public schools. The goal of the coaching program is to improve mathematics instruction and ultimately, student achievemen …
Learn MoreFunder: Delaware Department of Education State Line
The Delaware Department of Education is working with CRESP to investigate Kindergarten through third-grade attendance in Delaware public schools, and its relationship with academic achievement. Publications: Center for Research in Education and Social …
Learn MoreFunder: Christina School District
Sarah Pyle Academy, located within the Christina School District, was established to support the needs of students who have not experienced success in traditional school environments at other Christina School District High Schools and help those studen …
Learn MoreFunder: U.S. Department of Education
The Title II grant funds two projects, the Alternative Routes to Certification Plus (ARTC+) and Design for Design (D2) programs. Both of these programs are aimed at building the content and pedagogical knowledge of Delaware teachers working in high-nee …
Learn MoreFunder: Office of Education, U.S. Department of Education
The Delaware Transition to Teaching Partnership (DT3P) program aims to recruit, support, and retain a supply of highly qualified secondary English, Mathematics, Technology, and Science teachers in high-needs Delaware schools. The program supports teach …
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