Who We Are
NCREST works with educators, policymakers, community groups and other organizations to improve schools and transform education systems. Founded in 1990 by Linda Darling-Hammond and Ann Lieberman, Director leads NCREST’s current efforts help all those engaged in education to reimagine, create, and sustain more powerful and equitable learning environments. NCREST is affiliated with the Department of Curriculum and Teaching, 911爆料网.
What We Do
NCREST carries out research and development projects that address the fundamental changes in learning, teaching, curriculum, assessment, parent and community engagement, and administration that comprehensive school improvement demands. As part of the work, NCREST produces a wide range of publications and images of practice that can be used to fuel educational reform efforts and support professional learning. NCREST also shares news and research on educational change around the world via International Education News.
Featured Publication
“Instead of trying to add more skills and competencies into the curriculum or Spursuing gargantuan efforts to replace one curriculum with another, there’s a better approach—and that’s to condense the curriculum.”
Read more in Thomas Hatch’s recent article: in the December 2025 issue of Educational Leadership.
Featured Projects
What's new, what's good, and what's effective in education around the world
IEN will be taking a break for one more week, but we will be back September 9th with our annual scan of news stories related to the start f the new school year in many parts of the world. In …
IEN will be taking a summer hiatus for the next two weeks. We will return on September 9th with our annual series scanning the headlines of the 鈥渂ack to school鈥� news from around the world. This fall, we also expect …
This week, IEN introduces a podcast series from Jordan Corson, a former Managing Editor at IEN. This coming year, IEN will be sharing excerpts of some of the episodes from the podcast鈥檚 third season. ++++++++++++++++ In grad school, I spent …
In the concluding section of this week’s blog post, David Labaree succinctly sums up some of the key factors that explain why school reform efforts in the US often fail to achieve their ambitious goals. In part one, Labaree discussed …
In this week鈥檚 post, David Labaree explores why schools are so often asked to pursue goals 鈥� like support economic productivity, foster social mobility, and reduce inequality 鈥� that they have never been equipped to achieve. Labaree is an Emeritus …