Center on Reinventing Public Education

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: We’re funding research on the effects of the pandemic on high school students and recent graduates. Learn more and apply by April 7.

Student mental health and well-being: A review of evidence and emerging solutions

How can we help students develop social and emotional learning behaviors in the face of an ongoing youth mental health crisis? Our expert panel offers new recommendations.

Addressing pandemic fallout: New call for proposals

Test scores have plummeted and racial disparities are widening. Student misbehavior and adult political disputes are disrupting teaching. Mental health needs are soaring. And more graduates are opting out of immediate college enrollment, bypassing the traditional path into America’s professional...

FEATURED WORK

Arizona digs into data to help students with disabilities. Other states should follow suit.

This commentary is a response to the Center on Reinventing Public Education’s State of the American Student project, an effort...

Innovation spotlights: Case studies in high school redesign

Educators nationwide are forging their way in a landscape shaped by pandemic-induced disruptions. Training resources designed to spark new thinking...

‘Avoid hearing screams:’ More than 40% of district leaders are managing debates over CRT. Their tactics could help ease tensions over AP African American Studies.

The debate over how schools should teach about race heightened this week when the College Board released a framework for...

Our Work

At the Center on Reinventing Public Education, we research classrooms, schools, and systems to identify the systemic barriers to equity and excellence for every student and ways to overcome them. We see around the corner, reach across traditional party and sector lines, and craft solutions to problems few have anticipated.

Since March 2020, CRPE has been the go-to source for high-quality research about the threats to student success and equity posed by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the innovations that have emerged out of the crisis.

Partnerships

Learn what school system leaders say about their challenges and plans, in a periodic survey produced with RAND and other partners

Visit our one-stop-shop for evidence on teaching and learning, school, finance, and more, from a nationwide research collaborative

Explore this CRPE and Transcend clearinghouse of innovative schools and learn more about their impact