Projects

The Bureau provides a variety of mixed-methods evaluations for international, federal, state, and local programs. Some examples of our research and program evaluations include the following: 


Education

  • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)

    • Akron Public Schools STEM Academy

    • Case Western Reserve University Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (CLiPS) Envoys Program

    • Toyota Education Initiatives in STEAM Innovation

    • University of Akron

  • Race to the Top (RttT)

    • Aspiring Principal Academy

    • Closing the Achievement Gap (CTAG)

    • Literacy Pyramid

    • Instructional Rounds

  • After School Programs

    • Akron Public Schools

    • Canton City School District

    • Cleveland Heights/University Heights School District

    • Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens

  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    • Project ACHIEVE - ESL teacher development

    • Kent Education Excellent Partnership (KEEP) Academy

    • Reading First

    • Stark County Math Science Partnership (MSP)

  • Education - Other

    • Alchemy

    • Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park Summer Environmental Education Academy

    • Minding the Gap

    • Project ASTUTE (Improving Education for All Students Through Unified Teacher Education)

    • School Improvement Grant
       

Health and Human Services

  • Bereavement Camps

  • Canton Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)

  • Cleveland Clinic H.E.A.R.T program

  • Ohio Delta Initiative

  • Partners Investing in Nursing's Future (PIN)
     

International

  • Women's Leadership and Democracy Building Project (Turkey)

  • Toyota Education Initiatives in STEAM Innovation

The Bureau has evaluated projects funded by:  

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Cleveland Foundation 

  • Cleveland Clinic Office of Patient Experience

  • Martha Holden Jennings Foundation 

  • New York Life Foundation

  • Ohio Board of Regents

  • Ohio Department of Education

  • Ohio Department of Health

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  • The New York Life Foundation 

  • Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

  • United States Department of Education