College of Education and Human Development

Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement

Functional Phonics+Morphology Functional Phonics+Morphology

Functional Phonics+Morphology is a systematic, evidence-based phonics and morphology curriculum grounded in structured literacy that utilizes a flexible scope and sequence.

Technical Assistance Technical Assistance

We provide data and analytics consultation to education agencies and school districts. We manage data and assessment systems, develop automated report generation processes and software, build data dashboards and visualizations, and analyze data.

Program Evaluation Program Evaluation

We design and implement top-quality evaluations for schools, districts, nonprofits, higher education, state agencies, and others. Our work informs decision-making, advances learning, and translates research into actionable practice.

Professional Learning Professional Learning

We design and implement evaluations using a variety of methodologies to address formative and summative questions. We provide customized services that guide informed decisions about the effectiveness of policies, programs, and services.

Customized Literacy Solutions Customized Literacy Solutions

CAREI customized literacy solutions connect training, core curriculum, and intervention practices for strategic, structured literacy instruction. We will tailor professional learning to schools, leadership teams, districts, or consortia of schools.

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Request Info and Services Request Info and Services

Our experts in research, assessment, data and analytics, evaluation, innovation and outreach, and literacy provide consulting services to a range of organizations.

Multi-tiered System of Supports Multi-tiered System of Supports

The Multi-tiered System of Supports Implementation Review is designed to provide an in-depth analysis of current beliefs, skills, and implementation of MTSS in your setting. Consider it as part of your MTSS or Ready to Learn (RTL) implementation.

About the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) About the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI)

CAREI is a research center that serves as the link between research and practice in Minnesota schools, PreK-16, and other agencies interested in applied educational research. We are experts in research, evaluation, literacy, and assessment.

CAREI to co-lead new $6 million federal grant

New $6.3M partnership among CAREI, UW-Madison, and Education Analytics aims to boost academic achievement in WI and MN schools. The U.S. Department of Education-backed initiative focuses on evidence-based practices for needs assessment, continuous improvement, teacher support, educational choices, and equity.

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The Center for Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) is a research center that serves as the link between research and practice in Minnesota schools, PreK-16, and other agencies interested in applied educational research.

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