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CRESST researchers publish well over 150 articles every year, primarily in distinguished peer-reviewed journals but also in more practice- or policy-focused publications such as Educational Leadership, Education Next, Phi Delta Kappan magazine, the American School Board Journal, and the National PTA's Our Children magazine.
CRESST partners publish scholarly books and are regularly quoted for their expertise in America's newspapers such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, or Chicago Tribune.
Our researchers serve as editors, co-editors, and reviewers for a number of national journals including the journal Educational Assessment.
Joan Herman Quoted in Education Week
CRESST Director Joan Herman was recently quoted in Education Week regarding a new CRESST report that found substantial student improvements at Locke High School in Los Angeles. Locke, one of the lowest performing schools in California, transitioned to a number of smaller schools in 2007.
Click here to read a full copy of the Education Week article, "Network of Green Dot Schools Raises Performance, Study Finds."
Click here for a copy of CRESST Report 815, "Evaluation of Green Dot’s Locke Transformation Project…"
Major CRESST Study Finds Significant Improvements at Locke High School
With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CRESST conducted a multi-year evaluation of a major school reform project at Alain Leroy Locke High School, historically one of California’s lowest performing secondary schools. The CRESST evaluation, employing a strong quasi-experimental design, found statistically significant, positive effects for the Green Dot Locke transformation including improved achievement, school persistence, and completion of college preparatory courses.
Click here for a copy of CRESST Report 815, "Evaluation of Green Dot’s Locke Transformation Project…"
Do Afterschool Programs Work for High School Students?
Although considerable research suggests that afterschool programs can have
positive effects for elementary and middle school students, few evaluations
have examined their effect on high school students.
Click here to find out if and how afterschool programs can have positive
outcomes for high school students. Research by Jia Wang and Jordan Rickles.
Click here for other CRESST studies of afterschool programs.
Jia Wang Discusses Turnaround High School at AERA
At the recent American Educational Research Association meeting, CRESST Senior Researcher Jia Wang discussed a major evaluation of a charter school that has substantially improved outcomes for high school students.
Click here to download a copy of Jia Wang’s presentation, An Evaluation of a Turnaround Charter School, co-authored by Joan Herman and Jordan Rickles.
Click here to download CRESST research reports authored or co-authored by Jia Wang.
CRESST Shares at National School Boards Association
At the annual conference of the National School Boards Association, Ron Dietel shared useful assessment information with attendees, including information about the forthcoming consortia assessments to measure the Common Core State Standards.
Click here to download a copy of Dietel's presentation.
Click here to download a copy of the assessment guidebook that Dietel shared with all attendees.
Li Cai Introduced as New CRESST Co-Director at AERA
At this year's annual AERA meeting, CRESST Directors Joan Herman (L) and Eva Baker (R) welcomed Associate Professor Li Cai as a new CRESST Co-Director.
Although still early in his career, Cai has already garnered a host of distinguished honors, including the prestigious Anne Anastasi Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association.
Click here for a complete announcement.
CRESST Afterschool Research Presented at AERA
Participation in the LA’s BEST afterschool program," said Denise Huang at the recent American Educational Research Association meeting, "has added value for students’ middle school achievement in course GPA and math scores."
Huang, a CRESST senior researcher, has led a series of of important studies on afterschool programs.
Click here to view a copy of Huang's AERA presentation.
Click here to download a copy of Huang's AERA paper with co-authors Deborah La Torre, Seth Leon, Nikki Duong, and Cheri Hodson.
Co-Director Li Cai Shares at NCME Annual Meeting
CRESST Co-Director Li Cai recently shared his research at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Click here to download a copy of Associate Professor Li Cai's presentation, Second Generation, Multidimensional, and Multilevel Item Response Theory Modeling.
NCME is a leading professional organization whose members conduct research on assessment, evaluation, testing, and other aspects of educational measurement.
Margaret Heritage Co-authors New ELL Article
Margaret Heritage, CRESST Assistant Director for Professional Development, is co-author of a new article, Instruction for Diverse Groups of English Language Learners. Aida Waiqui from WestEd is the lead-author.
The two researchers emphasize that the Common Core State Standards provide an important opportunity to improve learning for millions of ELL students.
Click here for a copy of the new article.
Joan Herman Quoted in Campus Explorer
“There is no single number that anyone can look at and say this is a good school or this is a bad school,” says CRESST Director Joan Herman in a recent article published by Campus Explorer.
Click here to find out more about the use of tests to measure school quality in Eye on Education, Testing and School Quality.
Click here to read associated articles about the characteristics of high quality schools.
