Education Research Center Designation
The State intends to enter into 5-year contracts designating up to three Texas Education Research Centers (“ERCs”) that will conduct research to benefit P – 20 education in Texas. Research topics to be investigated by these centers include, but are not limited to, the impact of state and federal education programs; the performance of educator preparation programs; public school finance; and the best practices of school districts with regard to classroom instruction, bilingual education programs, special language programs, and business practices. Additional research topics to be investigated by these centers may include, but are not limited to, educational, financial, and policy issues related to enrolling and graduating a larger percentage of students in higher education.
