From issues around preschooling and child development, to K-12 school finance, to higher education outreach, PACE is dedicated to defining issues thoughtfully and assessing the relative effectiveness of alternative policies and programs. Other activities range from informal gatherings to summer institutes. The center brings together faculty and graduate students from a range of programs, and also seeks the active involvement of teachers and other interested educators. Critical transitions names a family of changes in individuals or groups that are both difficult to achieve and also important in terms of cognitive and social function. Examples are stage transitions in development, conceptual change, and critical life processes, such as transitions from home to institutional learning, pivotal changes of community membership, or even defining changes in cultures or sub-cultures.
CREW is dedicated to the study of education and work.
The seminar is open to all interested participants, much like the BEAR Seminar, and in the past as many as 24 students have enrolled in it. CUE is dedicated to supporting school-based research and reform efforts that focus on the problems and issues confronting urban schools.