Research and service centers

Minnesota Postsecondary Education Research Institute (Minnesota-PERI)

The Minnesota Postsecondary Education Research Institute (Minnesota-PERI) was created in 1999 to raise public awareness of critical policy issues in postsecondary education, critique existing and proposed policies, foster better understanding of policy implications, and facilitate discussions about policy  development through its research and dissemination activities.
(612-625-0773, www.cehd.umn.edu/PERI)

Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI)

The Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) creates connections between the College and Minnesota's schools to reform educational practice and improve overall effectiveness, disseminate research results, provide incentives and technical assistance for collaborative school-based research, and address educational issues of state and national importance.
(612-624-0300; www.cehd.umn.edu/CAREI)

Institute on Community Integration (ICI)

The Institute on Community Integration (ICI) is committed to preventing and reducing the limiting effects of disabilities. ICI applies its resources to improve the quality and community orientation of professional services and social supports available to individuals with disabilities and their families. The Institute is a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), supported in part by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
(612-624-6300, www.ici.umn.edu)

National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)

The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) works with state and federal agencies to identify important, measurable educational outcomes for children and youth from birth to adulthood and conducts research on outcome assessment.
(612-626-1530, www.cehd.umn.edu/NCEO)

Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP)

The Minnesota site of the Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) is in its 30th year. This year-long professional development program has helped over 350 individuals effect change in education and human services systems. EPFP is affiliated with The Institute for Educational Leadership, Inc. in Washington, D.C.
(763-753-7460, www.cehd.umn.edu/EdPA/EPFP)