CEPA's research focuses on the impact of poverty and inequality on educational achievement, the evaluation of federal and state education policy, teaching and leadership effectiveness, and technological innovations in education.
[1] CEPA was established in 2009 as part of the Stanford Challenge, a multidisciplinary initiative at Stanford University aimed at improving K-12 education.
[3] The main focus of CEPA's activities is on performing research on education policies in the United States.
These research activities are mediated through a series of research projects, including:[4] The outcomes of these research projects are published by CEPA in the form of reports, working papers, journal articles, and books.
[5] Additionally, CEPA also offers training programmes for doctorate candidates, postdoctoral fellowships and research assistantships for undergraduates.