Applied Economics
Measuring the Economic Value of Education Investments
A practical framework for examining costs, outcomes, workforce effects, and long-term institutional value.
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Government Strategy
Research-Informed Strategy for Complex Challenges
C2RE helps public institutions and mission-driven organizations make stronger decisions, improve performance, and translate evidence into action.
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Research-Informed
Interdisciplinary
Mission-Focused
Implementation-Driven
About C2RE
Helping Organizations Move from Complexity to Clarity
C2RE is a multidisciplinary consulting firm that partners with government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and commercial clients to address complex organizational and public-sector challenges.
We combine strategy, economics, research, technology, and leadership expertise to help clients understand problems, evaluate options, implement practical solutions, and measure progress.
Our work is grounded in evidence, shaped by context, and designed for implementation.
What We Do
Integrated Expertise for Complex Missions
C2RE brings together specialists from multiple disciplines to help organizations improve decisions, systems, and outcomes.
Strategy & Organizational Transformation
Strategic planning, organizational assessments, governance, performance improvement, change management, and executive advisory.
Learn more →Applied Economics
Economic impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis, workforce economics, education finance, fiscal analysis, forecasting, and policy research.
Learn more →Research & Evaluation
Mixed-methods research, program evaluation, survey design, institutional assessment, performance measurement, and evidence synthesis.
Learn more →AI & Data Analytics
Responsible AI strategy, organizational readiness, data governance, dashboards, predictive analysis, and decision-support solutions.
Learn more →Education Systems
School improvement, institutional alignment, leadership development, accreditation support, workforce planning, and postsecondary strategy.
Learn more →Leadership & Workforce Development
Executive development, workforce analysis, professional learning, succession planning, and organizational capacity building.
Learn more →International Development
Institutional strengthening, technical assistance, monitoring and learning, partnership development, and cross-sector capacity building in international contexts.
Learn more →C2RE Proprietary Platform
EduCensus
A National School Registry Built for the Field
EduCensus is a GPS-anchored, offline-first national school registry and field data collection platform developed by C2RE. Designed for ministries of education in low-income countries, EduCensus documents schools that have never appeared in any official government registry — capturing GPS coordinates, photographs, enrollment data, teacher records, infrastructure inventories, and climate resilience indicators in a single field visit.
EduCensus is currently in pre-launch status. Round 1 field operations are launching in 2026 in the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pre-Launch · Round 1 Field Operations 2026
EduCensus™ is a registered trademark of C2R ENTERPRISE LLC filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
GPS-Anchored Field Collection
Offline-first tablet application captures verified school locations, photographs, and census data in low-connectivity environments.
118-Variable Data Architecture
ECLS-K-aligned data dictionary documenting school, teacher, enrollment, infrastructure, and climate resilience variables across 249 supported countries.
Climate Resilience Module
CSESI-aligned field module documents building vulnerability, climate hazard history, and preparedness indicators for education climate risk analysis.
Open Research Data
EduCensus public-use data will be published on Harvard Dataverse under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 for academic researchers and policy analysts.
Government Contracting
Prepared to Support the Public Mission
C2RE provides research-informed professional services to government agencies and teaming partners seeking specialized expertise, disciplined project delivery, and practical implementation support.
For Government Buyers
Access concise information about our capabilities, service classifications, company identifiers, and contracting readiness.
For Prime Contractors
C2RE supports teaming arrangements that require specialized expertise in strategy, economics, education, research, evaluation, leadership, and data-informed decision-making.
For Public Institutions
We work with federal, state, and local organizations to strengthen programs, evaluate investments, build institutional capacity, and improve mission outcomes.
A C2RE Differentiator
Economic Insight for Better Public Decisions
C2RE's economics specialists help clients evaluate the financial, social, institutional, and workforce implications of policies, programs, and investments. Our work can help organizations determine not only whether an initiative works, but whether it represents a responsible and sustainable use of limited resources.
- Economic impact studies
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Cost-effectiveness analysis
- Workforce and labor-market analysis
- Education finance
- Fiscal impact modeling
- Return-on-investment analysis
- Policy and scenario analysis
How We Work
From Discovery to Sustainable Implementation
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Discover
We listen, clarify objectives, and understand the operating environment.
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Analyze
We examine evidence, stakeholders, systems, risks, and constraints.
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Design
We develop practical strategies and solutions tailored to the client's context.
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Implement
We support execution, change adoption, project delivery, and organizational alignment.
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Measure
We assess performance, outcomes, and lessons through credible evidence.
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Sustain
We strengthen internal capacity so improvements can continue beyond the engagement.
Who We Serve
Experience Across Public and Mission-Driven Sectors
Federal Government
Professional services supporting mission delivery, research, policy, organizational performance, workforce development, and modernization.
State & Local Government
Strategy, evaluation, economics, education, workforce, and institutional capacity support for public agencies.
Education
Consulting for K–12 systems, colleges, universities, education ministries, and education-focused organizations.
Nonprofit & Mission Organizations
Strategy, evaluation, organizational development, and sustainability support for organizations serving communities.
Commercial Organizations
Research-informed strategy, leadership, workforce, economics, and responsible technology advisory.
International Development Partners
Support for multilateral agencies, foundations, and international organizations working on education, governance, and institutional capacity in developing country contexts.
Insights
Ideas That Inform Action
AI & Data Analytics
Preparing Public Institutions for Responsible AI Adoption
Key questions leaders should address before introducing artificial intelligence into public-sector operations.
Editorial previewEduCensus / International Development
Field Data Collection as Education Policy Infrastructure
Why GPS-anchored, offline-first school registry data is the missing foundation of effective education system management in low-income countries.
Editorial previewComplex Challenges Require More Than Standard Solutions
C2RE brings together the disciplines, experience, and implementation focus needed to help organizations make sound decisions and move important work forward.