Education Clients

Los Angeles Unified School District, including specific Local Districts
www.lausd.k12.ca.us
District-wide evaluation of Class Size Reduction; Evaluation of external programs (Sylvan Learning Systems, Kaplan Program, Electronic Bookshelf, Computer Curriculum Corporation and Voyager) to improve achievement in K-12; Dropout Prevention and Recovery programs; Algebra sequences offered in high school; SAT preparation for 11th graders unable to afford such a course; and federal funding to high schools for vocational education.


Glendale Unified School District
www.gusd.net/Internal/EEELP
Process and outcome evaluation of a First Five LA grant: Smart START! Evaluation of afterschool program, Learning in Neighborhoods so Kids can Succeed (LINKS).


University of Southern California
www.usc.edu


Course and faculty evaluation and tracking. Study for Admissions and Financial Aid to identify factors that predict retention. Recruitment study for Marshall School of Business. Measurement of satisfaction among students and patients at the School of Dentistry.


Los Angeles Educational Partnership
www.laep.org
Teacher technology training in the classroom; Internet training and access in low-income communities. Professional Development School.


UCLA, School of Nursing
www.nursing.ucla.edu
Evaluate impact of AIDS education on minority women; RAP (Reaching Parents and Adolescents) evaluate pregnancy prevention program targeting urban multi-ethnic middle schoolers; evaluate CHARM, an AIDS prevention program for pregnant and parenting teens.


Los Angeles Community College District
www.laccd.edu
Evaluation of a collaborative project among six Los Angeles community colleges serving the most distressed regions of Los Angeles County to increase the level of training for child care providers, improve services for preschool children with special needs, and enhance early learning and literacy.


California State University, Los Angeles, Northridge, and Dominguez Hills
www.calstate.edu
PALs Peer Mentoring Program: Outcome evaluation of a program to increase retention rate of minority freshman students.