The Vermont Research Partnership - supports a wide array of research initiatives to improve the wellbeing of children, families, and individuals in Vermont.
The Anti-Violence Partnership, a Community Collaboration at the University of Vermont (AVP) supports and sustains unified approaches within the community and the world to understand and change the existence and acceptance of violence, and works toward its prevention and elimination. The Partnership promotes, protects and enhances the quality of life of those victimized by a culture of violence.
The Jeffords Institute - works to affect the development of public policy by analyzing the current American educational system, identifying its positive characteristics and its shortcomings, and developing research and best practices to inform educational and social policies. The Institute's secondary purpose is to bring together interdisciplinary research to inform public policy decisions affecting children and youth at the local, state, national, and international level. The research would include issues surrounding education, the environment, agriculture, and health.
National Institute on Leadership, Disability and Students Placed at Risk (NILDSPAR) - supports the preparation of school leaders in educating students with disabilities and students placed at risk of school failure. The Institute is funded by a generous gift and directed by Dr. Susan Hasazi, *Stafford Distinguished Professor* of Educational Leadership and Special Education at the University of Vermont.
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