The Center for Educational Research and Leadership (CERL) seeks to improve educational opportunity and human capital development in Appalachian Kentucky through promoting educational research and the dissemination of research results. In so doing, CERL strongly supports the equal opportunity goals set forth in the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA).

CERL encourages faculty to use their expertise and research capability in collaboration with school districts, social service agencies, and local governments, to build functional community support for educational achievement and attainment in Eastern Kentucky.

In view of Morehead State University's historic presence in the region, CERL is ideally situated to achieve these objectives. CERL will serve four specific functions that address the needs of the region:

• An institutional mechanism to disseminate information on national education research and its applicability for Eastern Kentucky.
• A clearinghouse for data pertinent to regional and local educational planning and administration, such as material from the U.S. Census, Kentucky Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education, and similar sources.
• An agency for the collection and dissemination of research results on programs that empower low-resource and single parent families and that build community networks leading to better educational outcomes for at-risk children.
• A publication outlet for relevant research (Occasional Research Paper Series).

For more information about CERL, please contact:

Edward B. Reeves, Ph.D.
Director, CERL
UPO Box 785
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY 40351
Phone: 606-783-2546
Fax: 606-783-5070
e.reeves@moreheadstate.edu