Research Opportunity: The Educational Opportunity Project (EOP)
This research opportunity is part of the Urban Studies Research Program. Students who participate will work with their faculty mentor, and will also share their findings at a research symposium with students and faculty working on other projects. To learn more about the Urban Studies Research Program, see our website.
Project Title: The Educational Opportunity Project (EOP)
Faculty Member: Sean Reardon
Abstract: The Educational Opportunity Project (EOP) is a research project using data to inform education policy and impact educational opportunity. The EOP houses the Stanford Education Data Archive (SEDA), a unique database with measures of student achievement, achievement gaps, and educational outcomes for 3-8th graders in nearly every public school in the United States. SEDA is the first 10-year archive of nationwide education test score data (now including over 430 million standardized test scores from 2009-2018) and is designed to provide scholars, policymakers, educators, and journalists with detailed information on patterns of educational opportunity.
- Research Assistant will be assigned a research topic related to the EOP’s work to study over the course of the term
- Past topics include: Native American student education in the U.S., the education system in Puerto Rico, broadband access, and student testing opt-out
- Prepare a formal write up of findings and give a presentation at an EOP research staff meeting at the end of the term
- May also work on a variety of other short-term research related tasks, including but not limited to conducting background research on other relevant topics, preparing briefs, cleaning data, updating databases, etc.
Qualifications:
Interest in education, education policy, and social and educational inequality is desirable. Strong ability to work independently, initiative, and attention to detail is an asset. Experience using quantitative data for research and/or familiarity using Stata is a plus but not necessary for this role.
Enrollment & Academic Standing
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Students must be current undergraduates in good standing at Stanford.
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Students must be enrolled in units while using VPUE grant funding, except during the Summer.
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Students may not receive both academic units and a stipend for any single project activity.
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Co-terms who have not conferred their undergraduate degree and who are still paying undergraduate (not graduate) tuition are eligible for VPUE funding.
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Students may not be serving a suspension.
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Students may not be on a Leave of Absence (LOA) while using grant funding.
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VPUE does not use a GPA requirement for student eligibility, nor does VPUE encourage the use of GPA as a criterion for inclusion in a research opportunity.
Quarters Available:
- Spring, part-time
- Summer, part-time
Stipend:
Part-time projects: $1500 per quarter; 10 hours / week.
