Council for Aid To Education

Cae conducts research and creates innovative assessments with funding from private foundations, individuals, Education institutions and corporations focused on Education policy and analysis of Education issues. The research spurs improvement and validation of cae'sassessments and allows for sharing policy and instructional insights with educational stakeholders.

Using its unique assessments, cae helps secondary and post secondary institutions measure students' critical thinking and written communication skills. These skills are in high demand by employers and cae's research shows that these skills are predictive of positive post secondary and employment outcomes.since cae's inception, over 825,000 students at over 1300 institutions have participated in the assessments allowing students, educators and admnistrators To use the results To improve curriculum and inform Education policy.