Our Work: Programs, Contracts, and Clients
By maintaining a reputation as an organization that exceeds client expectations, McREL continues to hold several major competitive contracts from federal, state, local and private-sector funding sources. Our current portfolio of work now includes programs and projects for sponsors, clients, and partners in 42 states.
Major contracts
North Central Comprehensive Center
The North Central Comprehensive Center is a U.S. Department of Education-funded program that provides research-based services to state education agencies in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota to implement No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
Selected clients
Harcourt Achieve
McREL conducts rigorous, comparison studies of Harcourt Achieve educational programs.
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
McREL works with NASA since to provide comprehensive education and public outreach to inform K-12 students and the general public about its Genesis and Dawn missions.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Principals’ Executive Program University of North Carolina
The Principals’ Executive Program in the Center for School Leadership Development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has contracted with McREL to assist with leadership development for school administrators from across North Carolina.
Selected licensees & publishers
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
ASCD is a major publisher of many popular McREL products, including Classroom Instruction that Works, School Leadership that Works, and Teaching Reading in the Content Areas.
Cable News Network (CNN)
CNN’s “Classroom Edition” lesson plans for teachers link to McREL’s compendium of K-12 standards.
The New York Times Learning Network
The New York Times Learning Network’s daily lesson plans for teachers link to McREL’s compendium of K-12 standards.
School Improvement Network
McREL has worked with the School Improvement Network to develop videos and professional development materials related to our popular research-based manual, Classroom Instruction that Works.