Welcome to KC-AERC
KARIN CHANG, Executive Director
“ Kansas City is at a critical junction in its development. As we prepare our workforce for a new economy, we need to carefully examine our current educational practices. Working together to understand what’s working and where there are opportunities to develop and test new strategies is fundamental to KC-AERC’s work.”
Projects
Parental School Choice Study
With support from the Kauffman Foundation, KC-AERC researchers, in partnership with Hazley and Associates, are studying the processes by which parents in Kansas City, Missouri acquire information and make choices about their children’s education given the array of school choices within the Kansas City Public School System boundaries.
GEAR UP Evaluations
KC-AERC is helping evaluate the effectiveness of GEAR UP programs across the state of Kansas in order to help maximize the programs’ potential to successfully usher their students from junior high to college.
KC HealthTracks Evaluation
KC-AERC is studying how the activities of the KC HealthTracks program are impacting student knowledge and interest college degrees and careers in health sciences.
Mission
KC-AERC works with community organizations to address complex and vital educational questions. Our approach emphasizes real world evaluation, developing sustainable partnerships with clients to translate data into actionable next steps.
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WHERE WE WORK
KC-AERC works with a variety of partners around the United States but focuses much of its work in the Kansas City metro area.
