Center for Applied Research in Education
Overview
The CESR Center for Applied Research in Education (CARE), established in 2022 by Marshall Garland, Amie Rapaport, and Anna Saavedra, is housed in the Center for Economic and Social Research at the USC Schaeffer Institute. CARE researchers conduct research and evaluations designed to increase understanding of how educational policies affect students, teachers, and schools, and whether interventions are effective, for whom, and under what conditions. We also oversee the education module of the Understanding America Study, a nationally representative survey panel of more than 15,000 households. Our partners include educators, school districts, state education agencies, foundations, and collaborating research organizations. Our work receives funding support from many public and private organizations including but not limited to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Lucas Education Research, the National Science Foundation, the One8 Foundation, and the United States Department of Education.
CARE Projects
Explore CARE’s completed and in-progress projects below.
CARE Press Coverage
General press including the Economist, LA Times, New York Times, and Washington Post, as well as education trade journals including Chalkbeat, EdWeek, and EdSource — and many other sources — have cited CARE’s work.
Partners
We collaborate closely with professors and students from the USC Rossier School of Education as well as researchers nationwide. Foundations and federal sources have financially supported our work.
- AIR
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- CRPE
- Cullen Foundation
- Gibson
- William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
- Institute of Education Sciences (Grant No. R305A210335)
- Lucas Education Research
- NORC at the University of Chicago
- NSF (Grants No. 2037179 and 2120194)
- One8 Foundation
- Pittsburgh Public Schools
- Street Law, Inc.
- USC Ed Policy Hub
- USC Rossier School of Education
- University of Virginia
- Westat
- Policy Analysis for California Education