Our Approach
Our approach makes local partnerships,
working at scale, research instruments, and reports accessible for all education stakeholders.
Local Partnerships
Our friendly and dynamic team works with dedicated people who contribute to the success of our students:
🌟 parents
🌟 communities
🌟 teachers
🌟 nurses
🌟 bus drivers
🌟 social workers
🌟 school and state leadership
🌟 passionate nonprofits
🌟 local businesses
🌟 and so many more
Working together in the interest of our schools requires sophisticated data to effectively map how to address the most pressing questions. That’s why we provide education research and evaluation services to collect this data.
We also believe in helping local groups build the independent capacity to manage the data collection and analysis frameworks we design.
Working at Scale
As a woman-owned small business, we partner with national research firms and government agencies to actualize the evaluation requirements for a variety of grants and projects.
Our dynamic and flexible team is able to meet a wide variety of program evaluation needs - everything from:
✔️program evaluation
✔️targeted research
✔️focus groups
✔️survey design
✔️data dashboard design
✔️report publication
…and more, all aligned to personalized theory of change logic models.
We are committed to going above and beyond the highest standards for human subjects research, honoring the fundamental humanity at the center of our work.
We use our detailed and creative approach to design data-collection models optimized for scalability.
Instrument Library
Designing effective instruments like surveys, or protocols for focus groups, interviews or observations requires a high degree of expertise.
That’s why Instead of constantly constructing these instruments from scratch, we curate an ever-growing database of instruments that have been used in the field and follow high standards of design.
Our database includes over 70 different surveys and protocols that are free to use with attribution.
In our database you can find the following:
💡 Surveys
💡 Interview Protocols
💡 Observation Tools
💡 Focus Group Protocols
…described with classifications such as:
✔️ What grade level the tool is designed for
✔️ How long it takes to administer
✔️ ️What languages it’s available in
✔️ Recommended grade and age levels
Rather than use our expertise in this area to act as a gatekeeper, we hope to democratize this process and help schools, districts, and other diverse organizations build in-house infrastructure for data collection and analysis. We believe this is both more sustainable and aligns to our deeper mission of serving the common good.
Research Reports
Education research has evolved tremendously over the past decade and we have been on the forefront of this change. Sophisticated mixed-methods research is now abundant, and that means it can sometimes be difficult to pinpoint which studies are most relevant in a given area.
We combine classroom teaching experience with years of applied research in the field to help create reports that can inform decision making at any scale. Our team synthesizes the most high-quality, up-to-date research from respected sources to produce straightforward and practical recommendations.
We believe our true speciality is tailoring these reports to the unique needs of our diverse clients, ensuring that their authentic values drive the process.
