The Center for Research Advancing Future-Ready Teaching
Every study tells a story.
We study what works in education and tell it as story, then back it with an honest evidence label leaders can defend to a board.
Who We Are
We are a storytelling engine, a partnership hub, and a national movement for future-ready learning.
Too often, education research stays locked away in reports and never reaches the teachers and leaders who need it most. Schools are left searching for answers, and students are left unprepared for a changing world. The CRAFT does things differently: we gather a body of research, find the human story inside it, and share it in a form a superintendent can trust and a teacher can retell.
“Innovation without implementation is wasted. Stories are the bridge between data and transformation.”
Susan Riley, Executive Director
Coming Dec 2026
Collection: AI Guidance
What should our district's AI guidance actually say?
Each month, one education question explored deeply through a collection. Every collection starts with one podcast episode, then gives school leaders the whole story behind it, so you can act on evidence instead of headlines.
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Now in production · The podcast
Once Upon a Study
One education question. A body of research. The stories, findings, and contradictions that connect them. Each episode brings the evidence to life, exploring what the studies reveal, where they disagree, and what it means for the decisions school leaders face.
About the showWhat we do
Research that moves. Stories that stick.
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Investigation and Validation
Multi-institution research studies into what truly prepares students for a dynamic world: arts integration, STEAM, project-based learning and AI in teaching.
- 02
Modern Dissemination and Communication
Research turned into accessible multimedia: podcasts, documentaries, Full Story pages and practical toolkits.
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Partnership-Driven Resource Creation
Evidence-based resource hubs built with schools, universities and industry partners.
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As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we rely on individual donations, corporate sponsorships and grants. Your gift funds research into what works in our schools now, not 20 years ago, and helps schools put it into practice.