Over many years of interaction with CREDO, from being an authorizer at the district leadership level to funding the development of public charter schools, I have come to appreciate and cherish the combination of strategic advice with rigorous analysis of programs and policies that Macke and her team at CREDO provide. My teams and I could always count on unvarnished, honest, thorough and objective information to inform our decisions.

If you want a leader on high-quality research on education policy look no further than Macke Raymond and the team at CREDO. No matter what your point of view, you can be confident that the research from CREDO is rigorous and conscientious.

CREDO is a key source to help policymakers and educators on the ground make difficult decisions based on sound data and research.  It serves as a viral source for improving the state of education research by driving for better, more transparent and actionable data, such that its research can continue to shine a brighter and brighter light on what is and isn’t working for students. It’s also the rare trusted source where the research doesn’t have an agenda. The team follows what the data says and presents it fairly and without varnish.

When John Lennon said “Think globally; act locally” he must have had CREDO in mind. The CREDO team brings invaluable global knowledge, wisdom and data to the local challenges we face and the solutions we implement here in California’s great central valley. We are fortunate to call them partners and friends.