Who We Are
RMC Research Corporation works with four distinguished partners in designing, managing, and delivering technical assistance in New York. They are The Education Alliance at Brown University, Providence, RI; the Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), Newton, MA; Learning Innovations at WestEd (LI), Woburn, MA; and the United Federation of Teachers Teacher Center (UFTTC), New York, NY.
RMC Research Corporation (RMC) is a leader in program research and evaluation, professional development, product development, and consultation. Drawing on the expertise among our seven regional offices, we support national, state, and local clients who serve schools, families, and communities.
RMC conducts research, program evaluations, and policy studies; delivers technical assistance; offers training and professional development; and assists in identifying, developing, and disseminating quality programs through creative media and products. Our scope of work includes: school and district improvement and reform; choice, charter schools, and supplemental educational services (SES); reading; early childhood and family literacy; parent involvement; arts and culture; media and informal science education; and community health and prevention.
www.rmcres.comThe Education Alliance at Brown University promotes educational change to provide all students equitable opportunities to succeed. The Education Alliance advocates for populations whose access to excellent education has been limited or denied. Their work has focused on school change, secondary school restructuring, professional development, first and second language acquisition, educational leadership, and cultural and linguistic diversity.
Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) is an international, non-profit organization with more than 335 projects dedicated to enhancing learning, promoting health, and fostering a deeper understanding of the world. For more than four decades EDC has been a pioneer, building bridges among research, policy, and practice. EDC manages projects in 50 countries. Our work strengthens nearly every facet of society, including early child development, K-12 education, health promotion, workforce preparation, community development, learning technologies, basic and adult education, institutional reform, medical ethics, and social justice.
Learning Innovations at WestEd (LI) builds capacity and empowers teachers, families, and communities to heighten children's learning and quality of life. Serving a range of clients, from individual schools to state education agencies, LI enhances learning by using a variety of professional development, leadership, technical assistance, and evaluation strategies and products. LI initiatives focus on teacher quality and support, program evaluation, support for schools in need of improvement, and improving science and mathematics learning.
The United Federation of Teachers Teacher Center (UFTTC) supports high standards for students by promoting the professional growth of teachers and other educators in over 250 school-based sites and numerous outreach locations. UFT Teacher Center staff embed professional development in the daily life of schools by engaging learning communities in standards-based classroom learning laboratories; in-class demonstrations, team-teaching and coaching; collaborative study groups; and research-based, content-rich work sessions and institutes.