MPR is one of the nation’s leading education research and consulting firms. Our work is based on the belief that policy and practice should be informed by impartial, rigorous assessment of their effectiveness. For more than twenty years, MPR has conducted research and provided a variety of services for all levels of the U. S. education system, with the goal of strengthening the system and expanding educational opportunities.

Our clients include schools and local programs, districts, states, the federal government, universities, and private foundations. MPR’s work addresses such topics as K-12 school reform, including career and technical education; teachers, instruction, and assessment; accountability and standards; school finance; adult education and literacy; and postsecondary education, especially issues related to student financial aid, access and persistence, and degree attainment.