Our vision

We aim to develop impactful research collaborations between researchers & school practitioners so that children attending St. Louis schools have access to excellent educational supports & opportunities.

Our Values

Equitable

We will strive to dismantle oppressive systems of practice and research and ensure that students who have been historically marginalized are considered and engaged with the utmost respect.

Research for Practice

Research conducted through the SRPC will focus on what is actionable to improve conditions for students & educators as a result of learning from our analyses.

Rigorous

The collaborative recognizes the value of rigorous statistical analysis & research methods and will strive to use the most rigorous and appropriate research techniques to address the complexity of the question being answered, in both qualitative and quantitative methods of inquiry.

Collaborative

The purpose of this research-practice partnership is to work alongside school leaders to troubleshoot, ideate, and create potential solutions to challenges affecting the education system in St. Louis–for the purpose of student and educator thriving.

Our mission

Our mission is to conduct rigorous research for educators to inform policies and practices that foster systemic improvements that lead to educational, social, and emotional growth for students in STL schools. We do this by creating collaborations between researchers and practitioners and conducting rigorous research for practice.