The National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) is one of the National Research and Development Centers funded by the National Center for Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences through Grant R305A060018 to the Urban Institute, to engage in research, development, evaluation, and dissemination activities aimed at improving the education system, and ultimately, student achievement. 

 
The research and contents of the CALDER website were developed by CALDER investigators, and the opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views and positions of the Institute of Education Sciences, or the United States Department of Education.