Faculty Centers
AAA Lab
The AAA Lab at Stanford studies understanding and the ways that technology can facilitate its development. The lab works at the intersection of cognitive science, education, and computer science by examining and enhancing learning in individual, cross-cultural, and technological settings.
Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA)
The Center for Education Policy Analysis unites nationally prominent scholars from across Stanford to provide rigorous, scientific research needed to affect education policy in meaningful ways. By focusing on critical questions that are directly relevant to teachers, school leaders, and decision makers, CEPA seeks to improve education for all students.
Center for Research on the Context of Teaching (CRC)
The Center for Research on the Context of Teaching advances knowledge on the ways that organizational, institutional, and social-cultural contexts shape the quality of teaching and learning in high schools.
Center to Support Excellence in Teaching (CSET)
The Center for the Support of Excellence in Teaching combines empirical evidence and experience in the classroom to identify, test, and share the most effective ways to teach.
Human Sciences and Technologies Advanced Research Institute (H-STAR)
The Human-Sciences and Technologies Advanced Research Institute examines people and technology — how people use technology, how to better design technology to make it more usable (and more competitive in the marketplace), how technology affects people's lives, and the innovative use of technology in research, education, art, business, commerce, entertainment, communication, national security, and other walks of life.
Institute for Research on Education Policy and Practice (IREPP)
The Institute for Research on Educational Policy and Practice supports high quality, multi-disciplinary empirical research that is informed by collaboration with stakeholders and practitioners and that, in turn, informs the improvement of education policy and practice.
John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities (JGC)
The John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities partners with communities to research, develop, and disseminate effective practices and models for developing well rounded young people.
National Board Resource Center at Stanford (NBRC)
The National Board Resource Center at Stanford offers support to candidates for National Board certification, promotes teacher leadership, and improves the quality of teaching in California schools.
Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
Policy Analysis for California Education is an independent, non-partisan research center based at the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Southern California, and Stanford University. PACE seeks to define and sustain a long-term strategy for comprehensive policy reform and continuous improvement in performance at all levels of California’s education system, from early childhood to post-secondary education and training.
Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research (SCANCOR)
The Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research advances research and development in the social sciences, particularly in the area of organizational studies. Through cooperation among Scandinavian business schools and universities, SCANCOR promotes an international perspective in research and education, strengthens ties among Scandinavian researchers and encourages joint research projects.
School Redesign Network (SRN)
The School Redesign Network at Stanford University helps create, support, and sustain equitable schools that are intellectually rigorous, high-performing, and provide all students access to college and the skills needed to meet the workforce demands of the 21st century.
Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE)
The Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education addresses issues of educational opportunity, access, equity, and diversity in the United States and internationally. SCOPE engages faculty from across Stanford and from other universities to work on a shared agenda of research, policy analysis, educational practice, and dissemination of ideas to improve quality and equality of education from early childhood through college.
Stanford Center on Adolescence
The Stanford Center on Adolescence conducts research and graduate training in the study of adolescent development. The Center promotes the character and competence of all young people growing up in today's world, and provides guidance for parenting, for improved educational practice, and for youth development in a wide variety of community settings.
Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS)
The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society engages students, faculty, and practitioners in scholarship and dialogue that examines ways in which philanthropic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and other key elements of civil society work to address public interests, both in the United States and abroad.
Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research (SIHER)
The Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research is the umbrella organization for research on higher education at the School of Education. SIHER disseminates findings to policymakers and campus leaders to improve transitions to postsecondary education, state systems design, and the effectiveness of higher education organizations.
Stanford Principal Fellows Program
The Stanford Principals Fellows Program is a year-long professional program designed to challenge and strengthen exceptional, early-career principals. Its goal is to develop principals with the knowledge, skills, and vision to lead equitable, transformational schools where all children can succeed and thrive.
Understanding Language: Language, Literacy, and Learning in the Content Areas
Understanding Language draws attention to the critical role of language in subject-area instruction, as represented in the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. UL seeks to improve academic outcomes for all students, and especially English language learners, by developing exemplary instructional resources and by advocating for policy supports at the state and local levels.
