Congregation Shaarey Zedek

High/Scope Educational Research Foundation is an independent nonprofit research, development, training and public advocacy organization, headquartered in Ypsilanti, Mich. Its activities include training preschool and elementary teachers and administrators, conducting research projects on the effectiveness of educational programs, and developing curricula for infant, preschool, elementary and adolescent programs. The organization is also setting up an institute for children s reading, organizing conferences and training programs for teachers certified by it, and publishing books, videos, curriculum materials and assessment tools for educators and researchers. Additionally, High/Scope Educational Research Foundation operates a demonstration preschool, which serves children in the local community. Grants from foundations and corporations and contracts with local, state, and federal governmental agencies are its primary sources of support.