Florida

Center for Policy Studies in Education

The Center's stated mission is to bring the resources of College faculty and students to bear on (1) development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative educational programs; (2) design of policies necessary to support educational reform; and (3) related issues of applied and basic research. The Center offers these services to state government agencies responsible for promoting education and human development. Center staff also work on projects and research studies for local, national, and international organizations. The Center's research includes S. Milton, A. Nichol, and J. Cornell's "Leon County Early Intervention Prekindergarten Program" (Evaluaton Report, 1995) and J.G. Papagiannis, S. Milton, and S. Ravinder's Feedback Report on Implementation and Maintenance of Florida's System of Improvement and Accountability (August 1997).

Director: Dr. Stephen A. Rollin
College of Education
Florida State University
312-F Stone Building
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4463
Phone: (850) 644-5042
Fax: (850) 644-1595
ROLLIN@coe.fsu.edu

Florida KIDSCOUNT

The stated purpose of the Center is to provide a unified information clearinghouse for statistical data, comprehensive policy analysis, and program development research with focus on the needs of Florida's children.

Executive Director: Susan Weitzel
Center for the Study of Children's Futures
University of South Florida
13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33612
Phone: (813) 974-7411
Fax: (813) 974-8534
weitzel@fmhi.usf.edu