Rethinking Education

The Center for Research on Educational Opportunity, part of the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) and the Center for Educational Research and Action (ERA), conducts sociological research on schools and the learning process.

Our Mission

The Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO) is a part of the Institute for Educational Initiatives at the University of Notre Dame. CREO seeks educational excellence and equity in American education through basic and applied research on education from a sociological lens, focusing on early childhood through college and beyond. Consistent with the Institute’s commitment to social justice, special attention is given to less privileged students and Catholic schools.