Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -
We are pleased to work with a firm that uses experience gained in other states as a resource for ours, while respecting our unique history and structure.”
Marion Jones
Director, Mississippi Migrant Education Service Center
Rigorous education research using thoughtful research design is at the core of all our work, including evaluation and consulting services. Our experience with real research in real schools under real constraints helps organizations meet the demand for evidence. Research services include:
Rigorous Quantitative Studies
Structured Qualitative Studies
Curriculum Outcome Studies
Randomized Controlled Trials
ARS evaluations focus on learner outcomes and build on our deep understanding of how schools, districts, and states organize and execute their work. We evaluate specific initiatives as well as multi-site and state-wide programs, of many different educational programs, including:
Formal and Informal STEM Programs
Professional Learning
At-Risk Youth
Migrant Education
For school districts, state agencies and education organizations, ARS consulting and professional services provide discovery, analysis, insight, and direction. We maximize existing data to answer your driving questions and to craft data-driven solutions. ARS consulting includes:
Strategic Planning
Evaluation Planning
Accountability Design
Needs Assessments
For state education agencies and education organizations, the ARS migrant education services team provides expertise in all aspects of running, evaluating, and planning excellent, compliant programs. Migrant education services include consulting, support, and direct provision of:
Identification and Recruitment
Comprehensive Needs Assessments
Service Delivery Planning
Evaluation
Parent Engagement
Program Management
We’ve been referencing your work every time we have the chance. You were so great to work with – answering all our questions and really trying to understand our perspectives. I never knew evaluation could be so easy 🙂
