Center For Public Research And Leadership

The Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia University strives to revitalize public school systems while reinventing professional education. CPRL conducts high-impact consulting projects for our clients in the education sector and provides rigorous coursework, skills training, and real world experiential learning for our graduate students who attend programs at Columbia University and across the country. CPRL is staffed by an experienced, interdisciplinary team of education leaders, researchers, lawyers, and policymakers who help our clients improve and who mentor our graduate students. Our topical areas of expertise include integration and inclusion, right to education legal strategies, formative evaluation and measurement for improvement, and meaningful and authentic teacher and family engagement. Since our founding in 2011, CPRL has provided consulting support to more than 150 state agencies, school districts, charter school organizations, foundations, and advocacy groups, among others. The 500-plus alumni who have completed our program are leaders in the education sector who are committed to equity and improvement.