MPR believes that, whenever possible, educational policies and programs should be informed by impartial, rigorous evaluations of their effectiveness. Encompassing all of MPR’s major program areas, our evaluation work includes impact studies of specific interventions; implementation or operational studies of programs and factors related to their success; and studies documenting promising practices. MPR staff work with national, state, and local organizations, using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches to evaluation. Our evaluation expertise includes:

• Statistical analysis of complex data sets
• Survey construction, administration, and analysis
• Case studies of exemplary practice
• Experimental and quasi-experimental research design