[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 163 (Saturday, December 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2572]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNITION OF THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON EVALUATION, STANDARDS, AND 
                        STUDENT TESTING (CRESST)

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                     HON. HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2005

  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the University of 
California at Los Angeles' (UCLA) Center for Research on Evaluation, 
Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) for their work in helping to 
improve education performance.
  For more than 30 years, the UCLA Center for the Study of Evaluation 
(CSE) and, more recently, CRESST, have been on the forefront of efforts 
to improve the quality of education, training, and learning in America. 
Located within UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information 
Studies, CSE/CRESST has pioneered the development of scientifically 
based evaluation and testing techniques, vigorously promoting the 
accurate use of data, test scores, and technology for improved 
accountability and decision making. Their work has been used in both 
civilian and military learning sectors. CRESST has created products 
used by schools serving millions of students and adopted force wide by 
the Armed Services. They are also an internationally recognized leader 
in education assessment and evaluation.
  UCLA/CRESST is truly a center of excellence for educational research, 
development, and evaluation. I look forward to their being able to 
continually serve our great country and to assisting the numerous 
federal agencies that need effective and objective education and 
training research, development, and evaluation techniques.

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