About

The Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO) is a part of the Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) at the University of Notre Dame. We conduct basic and applied research on schools and the learning process. Our research studies the formal and informal organization of schools, the curriculum, teacher practices, and student social relationships to determine how these factors interact with student background and ability to affect student learning. Special attention is given to less privileged students and Catholic schools.

To foster the intellectual life of CREO and the Notre Dame community, we offer a continuing lecture series addressing contemporary issues in education and an annual research conference to report recent research findings on schools. CREO also sponsors workshops and symposia, initiates and coordinates research projects among faculty, and sponsors faculty exchanges, postdoctoral fellowships and graduate training in areas related to the CREO mission. Through these efforts, CREO hopes to make a significant contribution toward attaining educational excellence and equity in American education.

CREO is located in the west wing of Flanner Hall's 10th floor and has recently expanded into a nearby wing. An on-site library with Sociology of Education research materials is available for CREO faculty and students. In 2007, a restricted data room was established at the Center so that CREO faculty and students can access restricted files from Government sponsored national surveys of schools.

Center for Research on Educational Opportunity
1010 Flanner Hall 
University of Notre Dame 
Notre Dame IN 46556-5611

E-mail: creo@nd.edu

Phone: (574) 631-8294 
FAX: (574) 631-3606