The Education Collaboratory
The Education Collaboratory is a research center that advances the science of learning and social and emotional development, so that all students are seen, served, and safe to learn.
Data to Inform Practice
We share data and resources you can use to inform and guide your work today.
Tools for Schools
Get help with everything from readiness assessments to long-term programing with our step-by-step frameworks for schools.
Students, educators, mental health providers, leaders, and families deserve to access and benefit from the science of learning and development.
Whether it is equipping teachers in the classroom, guiding journalists in the newsroom, or informing policymakers in the assembly room, The Education Collaboratory are the scientific leaders building the infrastructure to turn education research into impact.
We do this by:
Building Evidence
Conducting rigorous research and synthesis on how students learn and develop
Translating Evidence
Making research usable for real-world decision-making
Implementing Evidence
Partnering with schools and systems to ensure evidence works in practice
Our Focus Areas
We organize our research, tools, and partnerships into three essential pillars that drive student success:
Social & Emotional Learning
Advancing the evidence and increasing access among researchers, educators, and other leaders.
Implementation & Measurement
Building the tools and resources with schools that improve evidence-based practices.
Inclusion
Centering disability, learner variability, and identity in all aspects of our work.
By The Numbers
Our work reaches
tens of thousands
of PreK-12 students and educators
directly through research partnerships, school-based studies, and implementation projects nationwide
shaping how researchers, practitioners, and policymakers worldwide understand and use the science of learning and development
invitations across six continents
Our work has received
spanning federal agencies, major philanthropies, and institutional partners
Our Worldwide Reach
Recent News & Media Coverage
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