Edward J. Cremata

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Edward J. Cremata
Former Director of Research and Analytics,
Aspire Public Schools

Edward J. Cremata is the former director of research and analytics at Aspire Public Schools, where he led research on school and teacher accountability, school choice, and methods of causal inference. He previously worked as a senior research analyst and econometrician at Stanford University, conducting statistical analyses on education policy and program evaluation. Cremata also served as a PhD researcher at the University of Southern California, where his research focused on education policy and quantitative methods. He is currently a research leader at Instagram. Cremata earned an MA in economics from California State University, Sacramento, and a PhD in education policy from the University of Southern California.

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Publications by Edward J. Cremata
Evidence from the CORE Districts and the PACE/USC Rossier Poll
The increase in students opting out of standardized tests is a threat to accurately measuring student achievement. This brief examines the effects of opting out in the CORE districts and models how it could affect accountability measures. More opt-…