Welcome!
Founded at the University of Texas at El Paso in 2002, the university-wide Center for Research on Educational Reform (CRER) builds on over a decade of significant experience in educational reform at the K-16 levels. The Center for Research on Educational Reform has been awarded approximately $14 million dollars in funding.
Our Mission
To conduct broad-based and multidisciplinary research on educational reform in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education
To address important questions about the impact of educational reform efforts based on studies in El Paso and elsewhere
To disseminate our findings both locally and nationally to aid in national education reform and in the improvement of education in the El Paso community and beyond
To strengthen capacity for faculty and graduate students to conduct research in a variety of educationally-related areas