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Center for Public Education & Community Engagement

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Fostering equity in schools and their surrounding communities by investing in their research questions.

Our Mission

The TCU Center for Public Education & Community Engagement (CPECE) is dedicated to strengthening public education through research, program evaluation, and community partnerships. We believes education is a civil and human right and a public good.

We partner with schools and organizations to explore meaningful questions and use research and evaluation to support students, educators, and communities. Our work promotes equity, supports high school-to-college pathways, and contributes to local initiatives that create lasting change.

Rooted in collaboration, we advocate for public education by contributing research and insight into the issues that impact schools and the communities around them.

Core Commitments

Research

We study the questions that shape public education.

Program Evaluation

We evaluate programs to understand impact and guide improvement.

Community Partnerships

We partner with communities to move meaningful work forward.

Core Commitments

 

We study the questions that shape public education.

We evaluate programs to understand impact and guide improvement.

We partner with communities to move meaningful work forward.

Education in Action

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What happens when schools close to save money? This brief examines how rightsizing decisions affect students, families and communities—and outlines a path forward grounded in equity and engagement.