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McREL: Turning what works in teaching, leading, and learning into innovation and results
What we do

McREL revenue sources
McREL's revenue sources, 2009

Support for McREL's work comes from multiple sources.

Major federal programs, projects, and grants

North Central Comprehensive Center
We provide research-based services to education agencies of five states through our U.S. Department of Education-funded North Central Comprehensive Center.

NASA / JPL
We support education and public outreach for two NASA space missions, Genesis and Dawn.

Professional development and consulting

McREL consultants are education experts who provide schools and districts with research-based, tailored guidance and innovative solutions to help focus on what matters most in raising student achievement.

McREL's What Matters Most framework
McREL's What Matters Most framework guides all our
professional development and consulting.

Staff development: We have extensive staff development offerings including Balanced Leadership, Classroom Instruction that Works, and Power Walkthrough.

Training of trainers: We can build capacity of your staff to deliver professional development programs like Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learners and Balanced Leadership.

School improvement: Success in Sight is our “less-is-more” approach to creating a high-performance school culture and sustainable school improvement.

Technical assistance/consulting: Our customized services can target specific areas for improvement in your school or district, from standards analysis to technology in the classroom and everything in between.

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Research, analysis, and evaluation contracts

McREL offers research, analysis, and psychometric expertise to states, districts, and other agencies. We can evaluate and/or analyze programs, standards, assessments, and performance evaluation systems, as well as help design the instruments to do so. Learn more.