This book is a proposal for the Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP), a large-scale coherent program of research and development carried out through a partnership between researchers and practitioners. The program would put the problems of educational practice at its center and focus on carrying research and development through all the stages necessary to influence practice. These include theory development, development and testing, the development and evaluation of instructional programs and teaching tools, the study of practice in context, and attention to the issues involved in taking innovations to scale. The book explains the key features of SERP and ways in which it would address linking research and development to practice. Chapter 1 discusses the capabilities of SERP. Chapter 2 presents several case studies in which SERP principles played a part. Chapter 3 explains how to develop, organize, fund, and administer a SERP program. Chapter 4 explores how to create SERP networks. Chapter 5 discusses how to launch and implement a SERP program. Most chapters include a summary and useful rubrics. Appended are a discussion of the federal investments in education research and an exhibit of SERP cost projections. (WFA)