The Center for Research and Reform in Education is the wing of the School of Education that specifically focuses on academic program evaluation in K-12 schools. As part of CRRE’s research mission, the center conducts research evaluating the impact of published reading curriculums, math curriculums, social-emotional learning programs for students, science programs, educational technology initiatives, teacher professional development programs, and school leadership initiatives across the United States. In any given year, CRRE conducts more than 50 evaluations of programs developed by publishers including Scholastic Education, McGraw-Hill, Imagine Learning, Success for All, Houghton-Mifflin, Pearson, and Cengage and has conducted evaluations in many of the largest school districts in the US, including Los Angeles Unified Public Schools, New York City Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, DC Public Schools, and Baltimore City Public Schools, among others. As part of its mission, CRRE also maintains an online database – Evidence for ESSA – which provides detailed information to teachers and school leaders concerning which academic programs currently on the market appear to have the greatest impacts on student learning.

Most CRRE staff currently work remotely, and this extended learning opportunity will involve mostly remote work, with occasional on-campus meetings. As part of this extended learning opportunity, students may assist with a variety of tasks aimed at supporting data collection, data analysis, and report writing activities with CRRE faculty and staff. These include assisting with interviews with teachers and school leaders, assisting with descriptive data analysis and data entry tasks, and assisting with quality control oriented tasks involving line-editing reports and data checking tasks, among others. Students may also assist with reviewing and cataloging research studies and curriculum evaluations as part of the Evidence for ESSA website. For more information concerning this extended learning opportunity, please contact Dr. Joseph Reilly (jreill16@jhu.edu).

Extended Learning Contact Name: Dr. Joseph Reilly

Extended Learning Contact Email:   Dr. Joseph Reilly (jreill16@jhu.edu).

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