Center for Evaluation and Education Policy

Advanced Search

At CEEP, we provide the evaluation and research you need for creating successful programs and education policies.

Feb. 4, 2010: Mind the (Other) Gap During a news conference this morning in the Murrow Room at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., CEEP Director Jonathan Plucker and Research Scientist Nathan Burroughs discussed the center's report on growing gap among high ability student groups – as determined by economic, racial, and linguistic backgrounds – in all 50 states.

Click HERE to visit the special web site related to this report and to find a copy of the report.

January 4, 2010: Alternative Schools: What’s in a Name? is the newest Education Policy Brief published by CEEP. The brief sheds light on the evolution of alternative schooling, which has gone from being the primary option outside of traditional schooling to one of many. The origins of alternative schools, different structures of alternative schools and programs, and student achievement are examined in the brief. It also addresses how stereotypes affect alternative schools and their students as well as whether alternative schools support and/or segregate specific groups of students. Recommendations are offered for educators and policymakers to consider for the future of alternative education.

Click HERE find the full policy brief in PDF format. Click HERE to see the Fast Facts sheet related to the brief.

November 17, 2009: Engaging the Voices of Students: A Report on the 2007 & 2008 High School Survey of Student Engagement. The latest CEEP report on student engagement, released today, presents findings from the annual survey of students about their work, their school experience, the school learning environment, and their interaction with the school community. In 2007 and 2008, more than 134,000 students from 223 high schools, ranging in size from 15 students to more than 3,000 students, participated in the High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE).

Click HERE to see the report in PDF format. Click HERE to see the media release issued by Indiana University about the report. Click HERE to learn more about the High School Survey of Student Engagement, and to find out how schools can participate in the survey.

September 28, 2009: A new CEEP Special Report was published today and is being distributed this week. The report, The Core Components of RTI: A Closer Look at Leadership, Parent Involvement, and Cultural Responsivity, is the last in a three-part series on Response to Intervention (RTI) in Indiana.

The first report discussed the research and policy impetus for the use of the RTI framework, as well as what the state of Indiana is currently doing to support this new initiative. The Indiana Department of Education
has devised a framework of RTI that addresses six core components on which to focus:

evidence-based curriculum, instruction, intervention, and extension;

assessment and progress monitoring;

data-based decision making;

leadership;

family, school, and community partnerships; and

cultural responsivity.

The second report in the series looks closely at the first three core components. This third report examines the last three components of the RTI framework.

Click HERE to view the new report in PDF format. Click HERE to view the first report on RTI, and HERE to view the second report in this series.

More WHAT'S NEW