National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools & Teaching (NCREST)

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 Thomas Hatch 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, Teachers College, Columbia University. 

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

“New possibilities for schooling are most likely to take off when their goals, capacity demands, and values fit the common needs, existing capabilities, and prevailing conditions in the schools and communities where they’re supposed to work” — Thomas Hatch

Read more in “ We will now resume our regular programming” from the Journal of Educational Change and The Education We Need for a Future We Can’t Predict.

Featured Projects


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International Education News

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What's new, what's good, and what's effective in education around the world

License to innovate: A conversation with Shefatul Islam about the development of Bangladesh’s online education platforms (Part 1)

This week, Mohammad Shefatul Islam discusses the development and roll-out of online education platforms in Bangladesh. In the first part of this two-part interview, Islam talks about how he first got involved in edtech as a tutor and then describes … Continue reading

The Evolution of an Alternative Educational Approach in Vietnam: The Olympia School Story (Part 2)

This week, the discussion of the evolution of the Olympia Schools continues with a focus on the school’s development since it moved to a new K-12 campus in 2010. Established initially as a small kindergarten in 2003 by Ms. Minh An … Continue reading

The Evolution of an Alternative Educational Approach in Vietnam: The Olympia School Story (Part 1)

This week IEN discusses the evolution of the Olympia Schools, founded as a small kindergarten in 2003 by Ms. Minh An Pham and several other parents. Since that time, Olympia has grown to encompass a kindergarten and a primary, middle, and … Continue reading

Practices, Programs and Policies for Instructional Coaching: Lead the Change Interviews with Lynsey Gibbons, Abby Reisman, Jacy Ippolito, Rita M. Bean, and Sarah L. Woulfin

This week, IEN explores what  instructional coaching with teachers look like from “micro-“ and “macro-perspectives.” This post is the first in a series featuring excerpts of interviews with presenters participating in the Educational Change Special Interest Group sessions at the upcoming Annual … Continue reading

A Conversation with Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves about The Age of Identity

This week, IEN features a conversation with Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves about their new book: The Age of Identity: Who Do Our Kids Think They Are . . . and How Do We Help Them Belong?. Shirley is a … Continue reading

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