Research Areas
Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education
learning environments that affirm cultural identities and foster positive academic outcomes.
Linguistic Justice
Family Engagement and Leadership
Integration
Discipline and Disproportionality
Youth Engagement and Leadership
Through research, we seek to ask questions and tell stories that not only shine a spotlight on injustice, but also uplift the community cultural wealth and funds of knowledge of Black, Indigenous, People of Color and those that have been marginalized due to their intersecting identities of language, immigration status, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability. Funders of our research have included the Institute of Educational Sciences, the WT Grant Foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and the Gates Foundation.
Research to Practice Partnerships and Community Initiatives
PRE partners with schools and districts, community-based organizations, and parent organizations to collaboratively investigate, create, and sustain equitable spaces, practices, and policies within and outside of schools. The goal of our Research-to-Practice partnerships and Community Initiatives is to create mutually beneficial relationships that bring together research, practice, and all the important stakeholders (privileged and disadvantaged) by:
- Co-creating useful data and research that has implications and guidance for practice.
- Translating research into field-friendly publications and media for various practitioners and communities.
- Sharing resources and expertise to assist community-led and educator-led research.
- Organizing events, webinars, and training to bridge research and practice, build research skills/data literacy for practitioner use, and elevate the work of programs, practitioners, and researchers.
At PRE, we view educators, administrators, students, parents, education organizations, and community members as education practitioners.
Featured Research
A Literature Review of College Access and Readiness Research
