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**Institute for  Education Sciences Centers**

- The  National  Center for Education Research (NCER)  — supports rigorous research that addresses the nation’s most  pressing education needs, ranging from early childhood to adult education.
- The  National Center for Education  Statistics (NCES)  — is the primary  federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
- The  National  Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE)  — conducts unbiased large-scale evaluations  of education programs and practices supported by federal funds; provides  research-based technical assistance to educators and policymakers; and supports  the synthesis and wide spread dissemination of the results of research and  evaluation throughout the United States.
- The  National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER)  — sponsors a comprehensive program of special       education research designed to expand the knowledge and understanding of       infants, toddlers and children with disabilities.

**Community College, Postsecondary, and Career  & Technical Education Research Centers**

- Community College Research Center  — CCRC leads two research centers funded by  grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences.
- Center for the  Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness (CAPR)  – Conducts research that will document current practices in  developmental English and math education across the U.S., identify innovative  practices in assessment and instruction, evaluate the efficacy of practices  that show promise of improving student outcomes, and assess the scalability of  these models.
- Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and  Employment (CAPSEE)  — Carries out  research to better understand the employment and earnings benefits associated  with a broad range of postsecondary education pathways, including those at the  sub-baccalaureate level. CAPSEE also seeks to identify policies that improve  completion rates along pathways leading to strong economic returns.
- Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources  — The Community College Consortium for Open  Educational Resources is expanding access to education by promoting awareness  and adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER).
- National Center for Postsecondary Improvement (NCPI)  — A research consortium of three  universities' centers dedicated to helping employers, faculty, students,  parents, and administrators negotiate the changing world of higher education by  providing relevant information and analysis.

**Journals**

- Community College Week
- Learning Abstracts and Leadership Abstracts
- New Directions for Community COllege"

**Select Research Publications and Documentation**

- Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
- Research Experiences For Undergraduates
- Bolstering Non-Traditional Student Success
- Facilitating Postsecondary Education and Training for TANF  Recipients