The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk

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  • Gareth Morgan to discuss study findings in "Measurement Development With Item Difficulty Modeling" More »
  • Bill Tunmer to lead Meadows Distinguished Lecture on vocabulary knowledge in early literacy development More »
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Mission

The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk (MCPER) is dedicated to generating and disseminating empirically validated knowledge and practices to influence educators, researchers, policymakers, families, and other stakeholders who strive to reduce academic, behavioral, and social risk in all learners, particularly those with disabilities.

Library

MCPER-produced materials are posted in our Library. The Library is updated continually, so visit it often to explore MCPER’s newest materials. Materials are also posted on relevant Institute and Project pages.

Institutes

Research activities at MCPER are organized into seven Institutes, through which Institute Fellows collaborate with MCPER on scholarly activities. Learn more about Institute Fellows on each Institute’s staff page:

Projects

The Projects page details several research, technical assistance, evaluation, and professional development projects under way at MCPER, including the following featured projects: