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2,000 INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MAKE STRIDES FOR COLLEGE & CAREER IN “ADVANCED PLACEMENT” SUCCESSES Higher level of achievement in AP* math, science, and English courses will be saluted; “AP-TIP IN” program grows as Notre Dame supports teachers and students statewide SOUTH BEND, IN – October 28...

THE CONFERENCE SERIES WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY THE FOUNDING CREO DIRECTOR MAUREEN HALLINAN IN THE 1980'S. CREO hosted the 2014 Midwest Sociology of Education Conference on October 16th and 17th. In attendance were faculty members and graduate students from several midwest universities: DePaul...

University Supports STEM Education through Innovative Initiative Excellence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is critical for our nation’s continued social and economic well-being and security. In order to foster growth in these disciplines, the University of Notre Dame’s...

CONFERENCE INTENDS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND POLICY ON EDUCATIONAL CHOICE IN THE STATE OF INDIANA AND ACROSS THE UNITED The University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) and Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO) hosted “Crossroads of America: The...

New research published by Megan Andrew, an assistant professor of sociology who is also on the faculty of Notre Dame's Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO), demonstrates that primary-grade retention likely affects a student's educational attainments well after that primary school...