Highlights
New book The Education We Need for a Future We Can't Predict Thomas Hatch
The Landscape of Early Middle Colleges in Michigan
Early Middle Colleges (EMCs) are designed to offer students the opportunity to take college courses and earn college credits while still enrolled in high school, at little or no cost to the student or their family. Rather than graduate from high school in four years, EMC students in Michigan, remain for a fifth year, during which time they can focus on college coursework. EMCs are guided by a set of core design principles that ensure high-quality program implementation and achievement of positive student outcomes.
A Changing Paradigm in High School Mathematics
Elisabeth Barnett co-authors "A Changing Paradigm in High School Mathematics", highlighting innovations that support students’ academic and career goals.
What can change in schools after the pandemic? Read Thomas Hatch's take in the Journal of Educational Change
May 26, 2020
Study from the New Jersey Network of Superintendents published in the Journal of Professional Community and Capital
May 26, 2020
Listen to Tom Hatch discuss his latest research, which set out to map those organizations working to support K-3 reading in New York schools, and understand how they operate, interact, and impact education (links to brief included on site).
March 01, 2019
Tom Hatch and his colleagues discuss how districts can create more equitable educational opportunities for students in an article for the latest edition of Phi Delta Kappan
February 01, 2019
"There are still a lot more people doing transition courses than there were even a few years ago.... The question is, how can we do it well?" Elisabeth Barnett featured in Education Week article discussing the impact of college transition courses.
November 28, 2018
Stephanie Wood-Garnett and Betty Greene-Bryant from NCREST's strategic partner ISA discuss key principals state school board members should keep in mind when they are working to transform low-performing high schools.
October 25, 2018
New report shows that more students pass college math and English course when multiple measures (such as grade point averages) are used, rather than solely placement exams.
September 30, 2018
“What we’re seeing is that the single placement test alone is generally not the best thing for students” - Elisabeth Barnett. The Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness (CAPR) study looks at the impact of placement exams on college students.
September 28, 2018
Thomas Hatch's latest blog post explores how Singapore works systematically to connect learning outside of school with learning inside school.
September 10, 2018
NCREST's research team published new report on the importance of Early/Middle Colleges.
MCNC Guiding and Sustaining to Development
September 06, 2018
Elisabeth Barnett and Vikash Reddy discuss college placement testing, its limitations, and the consequences of placement errors, and potential changes.
Colleges and college systems are seeking ways to improve entry assessments while minimizing costs and administrative challenges.
January 01, 2018
Elisabeth Barnett and Jennifer Zinth propose approaches to increasing dual enrollment opportunities
"There may be ways to provide dual enrollment and other experiences that put students on the road to college, without running afoul of state and local eligibility requirements."
June 06, 2018
Elisabeth Barnett featured in Capital Public radio segment discussing the benefits of P-Tech and early college experiences.
“They are more likely to graduate high school, more likely to graduate from college, more likely to progress through college and get good grades and all those things,”
May 01, 2018
Thomas Hatch and Deborah Chang on Collective Impact in New York City
“It got to the point where I realized education technology is all well and good but there were conversations that we weren’t having."
April 15, 2018
Elisabeth Barnett explores lessons learned from STEM Early College Expansion Partnership
This report explores what happens when dual/concurrent enrollment opportunities, and other college-going experiences, are offered to all students, including those who are on the fence about attending college.
Differentiated Dual Enrollment and Other Collegiate Experiences
March 15, 2018
In a world where education is supposed to drive the economy, is it possible to be overeducated?
NCREST's Tom Hatch discusses what the U.S. can learn from South Korea's rollout of exam-free semesters in an opinion piece for The Hechinger Report.
November 07, 2017
Tom Hatch Featured in School Adminstrator
"The basic structure and organization of schools in the United States limit rigorous learning opportunities for many students, particularly students of color and students living in poverty."
November 01, 2017