NCARE — Northwestern Collaborative for Applied Research in Education

Written By Michael Wiemeyer

Joined 2022

Young student concentrating while using a tablet with a stylus during class.

Partners

  • Northwestern University (E4)

  • Curriculum Associates

  • Chicago Public Schools

  • Oakland Unified School District

What are we building?

  • Research infrastructure

  • Data sharing agreements

  • Diverse pipeline of education scholars

  • Opportunities for practitioners to compare notes and exchange ideas

  • Relationships among researchers, practitioners, and providers

What are we learning?

How can researchers, practitioners, and providers collaborate to produce usable knowledge for K-12 education? Which strategies will ensure students across all populations and school settings have the resources they need to thrive? Which teacher practices and student learning pathways lead to success in algebra? In reading? How do school, district, and community influences shape student learning?

Products

Research Briefs

AIMS Collaboratory | Inventory of Public Goods

Public goods shared by the NCARE project team:

Cover of a Northwestern E4 report titled Elementary School Teachers’ Modification of Digital Learning Tools, with hands typing on a laptop.

Research Brief

Cover of a Northwestern E4 report titled How Students Use Digital Learning Materials, showing an elementary student using a tablet in class.

Research Brief

Cover of a Northwestern E4 report titled New Normal in Early Elementary Mathematics Learning, featuring a young student writing in a notebook.

Research Brief

Group photo of the NCARE staff standing outdoors on campus.

NCARE Staff 2025

Michael Wiemeyer
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