Robert "Bob" Slavin is an American psychologist

Psychologist

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 who studies educational and academic issues. He founded the Success for All

Success for All

Success for All refers to standards-based Comprehensive School Reform curricula for early childhood through middle school, produced by the nonprofit organization Success for All Foundation ....

 reform program for primary and middle schools.

Slavin is Director of the Centre for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE) at Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...

 in Maryland

Maryland

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, USA. He is co-founder of the Success for All Foundation, a non-profit organisation that develops and evaluates programs for high-poverty schools across the USA and England

England

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.

He will lead the Institute for Effective Education (IEE) at the University of York

University of York

The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...

 in England. This is an international, independent multi-disciplinary resource focused on producing high-quality evidence-based assessments of educational practice and policy, and translating it into effective action to benefit all young people. The IEE is established at the University thanks to an £11 million donation from the Bowland Charitable Trust.

External links

• NAS bio
• Best Evidence Encyclopedia, contains educational program reviews developed by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education's Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education