The Center for Advancing Research and Communication in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (ARC) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded initiative that supports education researchers focusing on core scientific questions of Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) learning as part of NSF's Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) program. 

ARC is committed to capitalizing on and sharing the insights, methods, and results that help to build an arc of knowledge across STEM fields.  Working closely with REESE projects and program staff and its own Board of Science Advisors, ARC supports the identification of promising interventions, promising scholars, new methods, and opportunities to capitalize on STEM research findings to improve education policy and practice.  ARC investigators:

• examine contextual factors influencing instruction and student achievement, interest, and persistence in STEM;
• provide technical assistance that strengthens methodological and analytical capability;
• work with REESE projects to establish criteria for synthesizing studies that take innovative approaches to STEM research;
• collaborate with REESE projects to identify core project and programmatic messages; and
• synthesize REESE research findings and create and share products that summarize key findings for NSF staff and broader audiences.

To receive updates from the Center, please contact Kevin Brown at brown-kevin@norc.org or (773) 256-6024.