Often theoretical solutions simply will not work.  Instead, practical data-driven answers to real issues in our public schools are needed.  The Public Education Research Institute (PERI), a component of the Wayland H. Cato, Jr. School of Education at Queens University of Charlotte, has been created to provide just that.

What's the Mission and Vision of PERI?

What Does PERI Do?

What Makes PERI Different?

What Guides PERI's Work?

Recent Research Projects

Established to be a resource for the community, PERI is dedicated to improving educational outcomes in public schools through excellence in research and analysis.

Within the community, PERI seeks to be known as a highly respected, trusted source of accurate, relevant, and objective research necessary to provide effective, efficient public education resulting in students prepared for productive lives in the 21st century. 

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PERI's major role is to be:

• The Community Resource for Reliable and Trusted K-12 Education Research – a learning organization that provides accurate data and objective analysis for leaders in the community seeking information needed to find solutions for real-world issues in public education

• The University Resource for the Wayland H. Cato, Jr. School of Education – a learning organization that provides assistance to the School of Education about best practices in programs designed to prepare effective, highly qualified individuals to serve as visionary teachers and educational leaders
  
   
• The University Resource for Scholarly Research in K-12 Education – a learning organization that can be counted on to provide assistance to faculty and students as they conduct primary and secondary research focused on improving public education

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PERI can help by providing research and analysis needed to find practical, timely solutions to meet today’s real challenges in public education.

PERI is positioned to:

• Partner with you to ensure understanding of the real-world issue that needs a solution and to help develop the right research question that addresses the issue
  
   
• Assemble the right resources to answer the question – multidisciplinary approach
  
   
• Manage the entire project, including performing needed research and analysis – 1-stop service
  
   
• Present back to you in an easily understood way the key findings, conclusions, and if needed recommendations based upon the research

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 PERI is guided by five key principles:

• Integrity – we adhere to nationally accepted standards for research methodology and all our work will be data-driven and objective; we will conduct our work in a culture of independence, impartiality, and non-partisanship 
  
   
• Excellence – we are committed to being the very best in what we do and in providing excellence in research, service, and teaching
  
   
• Relevancy– we are solution-oriented for issues that are real; we seek up-to-date information; we make recommendations for solutions that are timely, able to be implemented, sustainable, and have great positive impact on public education
  
   
• Innovation – we honor ingenuity and creativity in making data-driven recommendations; we value fresh perspectives in looking for new, effective solutions
  
   
• Collaboration – we work as a collaborative, supportive partner in all research needed to find answers to real issues in public education

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For more information, contact Cheryl Pulliam, Director of the Public Education Research Institute. 

             704.337.2373  (voice)                    704.688.2770  (fax)