The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk (MCPER) is a collaboration of researchers from multiple disciplines and sites and the Vaughn Gross Center of the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin.
Announcements
- Register now for the CREATE conference!
- Meadows Fellow selected to attend IES Summer Research Training Institute More »
- U.S. News and World Report ranks UT-Austin College of Education as third in nation. More »
- MCPER welcomes 2009 Fellow Nicole Block. More »
- Postdoctoral Fellowship on Reading Disabilities and Response to Intervention available. More »
Institutes
In addition to engaging in a variety of specialized research, technical assistance, and professional development projects, MCPER currently focuses activities within three institutes: the Autism Spectrum Disorders Institute; the Mathematics Institute for Learning Disabilities and Difficulties; and the Dropout Prevention Institute.
Distinguished Lecture Series
Several times a year, MCPER hosts distinguished faculty in the field of education from across the country. These lectures focus on research that addresses different aspects of preventing educational risk. Please see the Events page for more details about upcoming distinguished lectures.
Our Mission
The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk (MCPER) is dedicated to generating and disseminating empirically validated knowledge and practices to influence educators, researchers, policymakers, families, and other stakeholders who are striving to reduce academic, behavioral, and social risk in all learners, particularly those with disabilities.