Curriculum Research and Evaluation

What Curriculum Research and Evaluation does

Curriculum Research and Evaluation, Inc. (CRE) is a Connecticut-based professional services firm founded in 1995 by Charles Bruckerhoff, Ph.D. The company designs and implements external evaluation studies for projects dedicated to the professional development of school teachers and other professional educators. Its core offering is field-based data collection, analysis, and reporting that gives project officials and funding agencies timely feedback to support decision-making and process improvement.

CRE operates as a micro-firm (1-10 employees) headquartered in Chaplin, Connecticut. Its customer base is concentrated in education but spans multiple tiers: federal grant-making agencies (NSF, NASA, NIST, U.S. Department of Education), state departments of education (Connecticut, Massachusetts), K-12 districts (Bridgeport, Hartford), higher education institutions (Albertus Magnus, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, University of Hartford, Wesleyan), cultural institutions (CT Science Center, Connecticut Historical Society), and a small number of corporate clients (Northrop Grumman, United Technologies, Northeastern Utilities). Content areas covered include science, mathematics, computer science, American history, literacy, STEM, social studies, and arts integration.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue, with work acquired through RFPs, federal grant cycles, and relationship-driven referrals within Connecticut and New England. There is no software product, no technology platform, and no disclosed pricing. Over the past decade, Theresa Bruckerhoff has assumed principal operational responsibility for the firm, including funding identification, client development, evaluation design, and project management, while Charles Bruckerhoff continues in a founder/strategic advisory capacity.

Name

Curriculum Research and Evaluation

Legal name

Curriculum Research and Evaluation, Inc.

Website

https://creus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Curriculum Research and Evaluation, Inc. (CRE) is a Connecticut-based professional services firm that designs and conducts external evaluation studies of teacher professional development and educational programs for federal, state, K-12, higher education, and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chaplin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Evaluation Services: CRE generates revenue by designing and implementing evaluation studies for educational programs focused on professional development of teachers and other educators. They provide field-based data collection, analysis, and reports to project officials and funding agencies. Revenue is project-based, likely structured as professional services contracts with educational institutions and grant-funded initiatives.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CRE designs and implements evaluation studies for educational programs dedicated to the professional development of school teachers and other professional educators. The firm provides field-based data collection, research design, instrumentation, project monitoring, data analysis, and informative reports to project officials and funding agencies. It typically operates as an external evaluation partner to grant-funded initiatives across K-12, higher education, and federal/state programs.

Product overview

CRE offers a portfolio of educational research and evaluation services centered on its core offering: external program evaluation for educational initiatives. The company provides field-based data collection, research design and instrumentation, project monitoring, data analysis, and process improvement consulting. Services span professional development programs for teachers, K-12 and undergraduate student programming in STEM and other subjects, and training program evaluations. The company operates primarily as a professional services firm rather than a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educational Program Evaluation Services
• External Evaluation Partnerships Service as an external evaluator for educational programs, providing critical and informative reports, process improvement strategies, and impact assessments to project officials and funding agencies.
• Field-Based Research Services On-site study and field-based data collection services that help project officials and funding agencies receive timely analysis to support decision-making and process improvement.

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Education Development Center (EDC): Nonprofit education research and development organization that designs and evaluates STEM, literacy, and teacher professional development programs for NSF, U.S. DOE, and state agencies — the same evaluation use cases CRE serves, at larger scale.
• RMC Research Corporation: Small, privately-held education research and program evaluation firm that conducts field-based studies and external evaluations for federal, state, and foundation clients — directly comparable in size, services, and federal-grant client base to CRE.
• WestEd: Nonprofit education research, development, and service agency providing external evaluation and program assessment for federal/state education initiatives and STEM grants — comparable mission and client profile to CRE.

Emerging players

• Decision Information Resources (DIR): Small woman-owned research and evaluation firm providing external evaluation services for education, workforce, and human services programs — comparable in size, federal-grant focus, and field-based methodology to CRE.
• IMPAQ International (now Ascendium Education Group / IMPAQ): Mid-sized research and evaluation firm providing program evaluation, policy analysis, and technical assistance across education and workforce — comparable services and client base to CRE at a slightly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Abt Associates: Large research and evaluation consultancy with dedicated education practice performing external program evaluation for federal and state education initiatives — comparable services to CRE but serves much larger engagements.
• Mathematica Policy Research: Large, established policy research and program evaluation firm with an extensive education practice serving federal agencies (U.S. DOE, NSF) — same buyer set and same evaluation methodologies, but at much larger scale than CRE.
• RAND Corporation: Multidisciplinary policy research organization with a substantial education and workforce research division that conducts external program evaluations for NSF, U.S. DOE, and state agencies — overlapping buyer base with CRE.
• American Institutes for Research (AIR): Major nonprofit behavioral and social science research organization with one of the largest education evaluation practices in the U.S., serving the same federal funding agencies and on the same RFP lists as CRE.
• ICF International: Global consulting firm with a sizable education practice providing program evaluation, applied research, and technical assistance to federal agencies (including U.S. Department of Education) — directly comparable services to CRE, at broader scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investments

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