Current Projects

Strategic Partnership with the Institute for Student Achievement (2001-present)
Since 2001, NCREST has been the strategic partner to the Institute for Student Achievement (ISA). NCREST has collaborated with ISA on the design, development and roll out of their high school reform model.

Partnership with the New York City Chapter of Say Yes to Education (2002-present)
NCREST has been a partner to the New York City chapter of Say Yes to Education (SYTE) since 2002. NCREST provides on-going organizational and strategic support to the chapter in areas such as professional NYC middle and high school choice and admissions process and staff recruitment, and preparation of annual reporting to the foundation’s board.

New Jersey Network of Superintendents Documentation (2008 ­ present)
NCREST helps to design and document the development of the New Jersey Network of Superintendents (NJNS).

The Understanding Fiscal Responsibility (UFR) Curriculum Evaluation (2010- present)
NCREST serves as the evaluator of the Understanding Fiscal Responsibility Project (UFR). The UFR Project is developing a social studies and mathematics curriculum that focuses on the federal budget, the federal debt, and budget deficit.

The MCNC Middle/Early College Research Partnership (2002- present)
Since 2002, NCREST has served as a research partner of the 25-year old Middle College National Consortium (MCNC), a network of high schools across the nation, situated on community college campuses. NCREST has documented the design, development, and operation of the Consortium’s Early College High School Initiative.

The Michigan Early Middle College Association Research Partnership (2010 ­ present)
NCREST serves as a research partner of the Michigan Early Middle College Association (MEMCA), a network of middle-early college high schools in Michigan. NCREST collects data and conducts analyses that provide information used by MEMCA schools to strengthen their design and implementation.

Collaborative Research on the Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) Model (2012-2015)
NCREST is partnering with Bard High School Early College (BHSEC), to document key design features and practices associated with its model.

International Baccalaureate School Transformation Research System (STaRS) (2012)
NCREST, in collaboration with another research organization, is assisting IB to develop a system for the ongoing collection of data from schools on their transformation as a result of becoming IB schools.

Education for the Poor: Financial Crisis Response Project in Mongolia (2009 - present)
ICREST (NCREST’s international branch) is providing technical assistance to the Government of Mongolia and the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science (MECS) in creating the conditions for effectively managing a crisis-mitigation grant from the Asian Development Bank.