Edvance Research is a research enterprise with a mission to be a leader in the advancement of rigorous research, specializing in the education arena. By forging expertise from business, education and research, Edvance Research has developed a robust set of processes and methodologies that cut through the costly and lengthy roadblocks that prevent educators and business leaders from benefiting from rigorous research about effective education interventions and policies.

Edvance Research conducts education research and provides a broad array of services in support of the research undertaken by others. Edvance Research is dedicated to improving student achievement by supporting education, government, public and private organizations in learning about evidence-based practices and using that information to improve instruction and student outcomes.

Edvance Research was founded by a strong executive leadership team with a proven track record in education and business and with a long history of having successfully worked together. With specific experience and expertise, this team formed a technically adept and organizationally robust research company. We have assembled a strong team consisting of people who individually and jointly have strong technical skills and keen business acumen. Edvance Research has also formulated strong partnerships with research organizations throughout the country. These include the American Institute for Research (AIR), Caliber Associates, WestEd, RG Research Group, Mathematica Policy Research, The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Oklahoma, and The University of Houston.

Since Edvance Research’s inception in 2005, a measure of our success is the award of the Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest (REL Southwest) contract by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Under this federal contract, Edvance Research conducts three types of research:

• market research
• policy research, using extant data
• rigorous research, specifically Randomized Control Trials (RCT) of educational products and interventions

There is an increasing demand for educational products and services that are validated through rigorous research. We are well-versed and understand the complexities of implementing Randomized Control Trials (RCT), which is considered the gold standard in research design. In addition we recognize the need for and are experienced in other types of research such as Efficacy Studies, Quasi-Experimental Designs, and Regression Discontinuity Analyses.

In the design of rigorous research, there are often tradeoffs that have to be made between the cost of conducting a study and technical considerations that make it powerful. Edvance Research works with clients to design studies that balance the effects of tradeoffs to best meet specific client needs and achieve high quality results. The benefit to our customers is research results that are rigorous, cost effective, focused – and most importantly – useful.