The document introduces the Ohio Education Research Center (OERC) and its mission to conduct statewide education research to address issues of practice and policy. It outlines OERC's objectives to provide timely evaluation and research, maintain a research database, and serve as a bridge between researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. The document also provides an agenda for OERC's research over its first four years.

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Joshua D. Hawley
Director, OERC

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Mission
The Ohio Education Research Center (OERC), is a
network of Ohio-based researchers and research
institutions, that develops and implements a statewide,
preschool-through-workforce research agenda to
address critical issues of education practice and policy.

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Objectives
• Provide timely and high quality evaluation and
research
• Maintain a research data base
• Serve as a bridge to education practitioners,
researchers and policymakers; and
• Bring together diverse resources on education
throughout the state to improve access to high quality
knowledge.

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Case
CRP
Western
University Wright
of State
Cincinnati University
Ohio
SRG
University
Miami
Battelle
University
Battelle
Ohio State OERC For Kids

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• Ongoing Research Objectives (Case Studies, Teach Ohio Evaluation,
Data Repository, Annual Conference, Best Practices Repository)
Year 2 • Prioritized short and long-term research
• Ongoing Research Objectives (Case Studies, Teach Ohio Evaluation,
Data Repository, Annual Conference, Best Practices Repository)
Year 3 • Prioritized short and long-term research
• Ongoing Research Objectives (Case Studies, Teach Ohio Evaluation,
Data Repository, Annual Conference, Best Practices Repository)
Year 4 • Prioritized short and long-term research

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Introduce:
Christopher King, Ph.D.
Mike Hogg Professor of Urban Management &
Director, Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human
Resources
University of Texas – Austin

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Contact information:
oerc.osu.edu
Joshua D. Hawley, Director
jhawley@ehe.osu.edu
614-247-6226