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.Research areas of CEPA. Retrieved March 28th, 2018. CEPA was established in 2009 as part of the Stanford Challenge, a multidisciplinary initiative at Stanford University aimed at improving K-12 education. It is ranked as the 10th most influential education policy think tank worldwide by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program.2018 Global Go-To Think Tank Index Report. Retrieved March 28th, 2018.
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:Projects within CEPA. Retrieved March 28th, 2018. 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.Publications at CEPA. Retrieved March 28th, 2018. Additionally, CEPA also offers training programmes for doctorate candidates, postdoctoral fellowships and research assistantships for undergraduates.Interdisciplinary Training Programs at CEPA. Retrieved March 28th, 2018.
Steering Committee
Thomas Dee Susanna Loeb Michelle Reininger Eric Bettinger Sean Reardon Jelena Obradovic Benjamin Domingue
Faculty
Martin Carnoy Geoffrey L. Cohen Thomas Ehrlich Eric Hanushek Ed Haertel Caroline Hoxby Michael W. Kirst William Koski Prashant Loyalka David Plank Rob Reich Mitchell L. Stevens Deborah Stipek
References
External links
Website of CEPA