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Activate Research, Inc.
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Activate Research provides expert social science consulting services. We conduct rigorous research and data analysis and provide program evaluation, quantitative and qualitative data collection, and technical assistance. www.activateresearch.net
Staff Spotlight! Kim Curtis, PhD, is a Senior Research Scientist. Trained in both quantitative & qualitative research methods, she has > 10 yrs experience in study design, instrument development, data collection, data analysis, and reporting & presentation of research findings. Full bio here:
Staff Spotlight! Kim Curtis, PhD, is a Senior Research Scientist at Activate. She is trained in both quantitative and qualitative research methods and has more than 10 years of experience working in…...
Staff Spotlight! Kim Curtis, PhD, is a Senior Research Scientist at Activate. She is trained in both quantitative and qualitative research methods and has more than 10 years of experience working in ...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Staff Spotlight! Tim is our Data Scientist. He is experienced in data analysis, statistical methods, and UX research. He writes code to automate & create efficiencies in projects involving data analysis web scraping, & quality assurance. See his full bio here:
Staff Spotlight! Tim is a Data Scientist at Activate. Tim is experienced in data analysis, statistical methods, and user experience (UX) research. He writes code to automate and create efficiencies… ...
Staff Spotlight! Tim is a Data Scientist at Activate. Tim is experienced in data analysis, statistical methods, and user experience (UX) research. He writes code to automate and create efficiencies i...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Staff Spotlight! Melissa Patton, MPP, is a Research Scientist. Melissa is passionate about turning data into insight. She believes that high-quality research drives better decisions and that data visualizations should always tell an honest story. Full bio here:
Staff Spotlight! Melissa Patton, MPP, is a Research Scientist at Activate. She has a background in quantitative analysis and is an R enthusiast. Melissa utilizes her analytical skills at Activate on…...
Staff Spotlight! Melissa Patton, MPP, is a Research Scientist at Activate. She has a background in quantitative analysis and is an R enthusiast. Melissa utilizes her analytical skills at Activate on ...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Staff Spotlight! As Business Development Manager, Taisha Ali provides managerial and administrative assistance to all contract and business development activities, as well as serving as project coordinator on numerous client projects. See full bio on LinkedIn:
Staff Spotlight! Taisha Ali has been with Activate since the beginning – that’s nearly 12 years! As Business Development Manager, she provides managerial and administrative assistance to all… | Activ...
Staff Spotlight! Taisha Ali has been with Activate since the beginning – that’s nearly 12 years! As Business Development Manager, she provides managerial and administrative assistance to all contract...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Staff Spotlight! Taylor Elop, MPP, is a Research Scientist at Activate. Taylor assists with the technical review of all data products and supports qualitative data collections. See more on linkedin: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Activate Research is honored to lead U.S. participation in the world’s largest study capturing the perspectives of teachers and school leaders worldwide - @oecd-ocde.bsky.social TALIS 2024.
🌍 280K teachers • 17K schools • 55 education systems
📖 Report - Results from TALIS 2024: The State of Teaching
Results from TALIS 2024
The OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) is the world’s largest survey of teachers and principals. In 2024, educators from 55 education systems provided information about what they ...
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October 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Activate Research is proud to have worked with @ala-pla.bsky.social on its 2024 Public Library Staff Survey.
🎉 We've just released our latest Staff Survey! It shares a lot of great information for public libraries to unpack and use to help inform their staff and programming decisions.

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September 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Join PLA for a free online event on 9/25 at 2 PM ET to learn about the results of the 2024 Public Library Staff Survey! 📝

🤝 Speakers will share how your library can use the report & PLA’s data tools to understand & improve your library’s impact in your community.

Sign up 👉 https://bit.ly/45Ntx8j
September 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Activate staff recently gathered in Washington, DC, for a day of team building. It’s no surprise that we completed surveys to help drive our agenda and goals!
September 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Our review of NCES HS student assessment data presents trends in avg test scores across multiple studies. Analysis highlights the difficulty in comparing HS scores across large-scale assessments. Plus, federal efforts to evaluate HS student performance will become even more limited in the future.
Activate Research | Trends in U.S. High School Students’ Average Reading Scores on NCES Large-Scale Assessments: 1998–2022 Home
This consolidated review of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) high school student assessment data presents trends in average reading test scores across multiple NCES studies. Includes NA...
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June 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A new analysis of NCES data conducted by @activate-research.bsky.social reveals that improvement in student achievement in the years following the implementation of the NCLB has steadily eroded over the course of the past decade and was completely erased by the early 2020s. Read more here:
Activate Research | Trends in U.S. Student's Average Math, Reading, and Science Scores on NCES Large-Scale Assessments: 1998-2024 Home
This consolidated review of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) student assessment data offers a novel presentation of trends in average test scores across multiple NCES studies. Includes...
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June 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Activate Research is a WOSB that provides expert social science consulting services and works with government agencies and private-sector clients to conduct research and data analysis. This includes program evaluation, quantitative and qualitative data collection, and technical assistance services.
June 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM