California Educational Research Association - CERA

04/17/2026

Registration is now open for the 2026 CERA Conference at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa in Palm Desert November 4-6! We are also now accepting presentation proposals. Register soon to get the early bird price! https://www.caedresearch.org/register

04/06/2026

Welcome to the California Educational Research Association!

The California Educational Research Association (CERA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1921 that connects educators, researchers, and data professionals to improve student outcomes in California. CERA facilitates the application of research and data to instructional practices, hosting an annual conference and providing a network for professionals across K-12 and higher education

Key Aspects of CERA

Mission: Dedicated to enhancing instruction, assessment, evaluation, and data-informed decision-making to improve education.

Annual Conference: Brings together educational leaders to share insights and foster collaboration, featuring themes like equity, research, and policy.

Membership: Comprises professionals from schools, districts, higher education institutions, and research organizations.

Focus Areas: Emphasizes utilizing data to support student success and personalized learning.

Please see our 2026 Presidents’s letter for this year’s Theme!

Letter from the current President of CERA, which was sent to the membership in February.

04/01/2026

Join our Webinar in April!

Expanding Application Opportunities for Academic Return on Investment Analysis Presented by: Fresno Unified School District

Date: April 17, 2026
Time: 10:00 - 11:15 AM

Whether you’re familiar with academic return on investment (A-ROI) or learning about it for the first time, we hope that you will join us for this webinar designed for everyone with an interest in the topic! Our session will share background information about A-ROI along with our experiences from the field as we grappled with learning how to apply A-ROI to drive strategic decision-making in the somewhat unconventional setting of an IT department. Participants will leave the session with A-ROI resources and ideas about how A-ROI can support both academic and operational departments with exploring the extent to which key programs are working as intended, for whom and at what cost.

Register at this link and check out recordings of past webinars at:

A list of upcoming and archived CERA webinars with a link to register to attend, or view recordings. CERA hosts two webinars each year, one in May and one in September.