The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk

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  • MCPER postdoctoral fellows to meet with Steve Yussen More »
  • Art C. Graesser to lead Meadows Distinguished Lecture on conversational agents More »
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  • English/Language Arts Faculty Collaborative forms Disciplinary Literacy Task Force More »
  • RTI Institute Director Pamela Bell presents at teacher preparation seminar More »
  • Eric Oslund to speak on predictive validity of curriculum-embedded measures for kindergarteners More »
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  • Gareth Morgan to discuss study findings in "Measurement Development With Item Difficulty Modeling" More »

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 strive to reduce academic, behavioral, and social risk in all learners, particularly those with disabilities.

Library

MCPER-produced materials are posted in our Library. The Library is updated continually, so visit it often to explore MCPER’s newest materials. Materials are also posted on relevant Institute and Project pages.

Institutes

Research activities at MCPER are organized into seven Institutes, through which Institute Fellows collaborate with MCPER on scholarly activities. Learn more about Institute Fellows on each Institute’s staff page: