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The State of the American Student: Getting Students Back on Track in Math
America is facing a math crisis. This year's State of the American Student report examines how we got here—and how to solve the problem.
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Unlocking Potential: Rethinking What's "Special" About Special Education
Special education was meant to support students with disabilities, but it’s increasingly become a stopgap for a system not built to meet every student’s needs. CRPE’s new Unlocking Potential project explores why—and what needs to change.
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Innovative School Leaders Want Accountability, but With a Lighter Footprint
This report from the Canopy Project explores what 186 innovative school leaders say about how accountability systems affect their work and what they hope to see in the future.
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Phoenix Rising: New Ideas for a New Era of Public Education
Education is at a crossroads. Is this an opportunity for the system to rise anew? We think so—but it will require building momentum around bold ideas. This new series will explore what could and should come next in the wake of the pandemic, declining national test scores, and federal interventions.
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What California Teachers Are Trying, Building, and Learning with AI
Early insights from teachers on the ground about what works—and what doesn't—when it comes to integrating AI into the classroom.
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AI in Education
CRPE is studying districts, classrooms, and state leaders at the forefront of AI in education and how to create the conditions for effective, equitable integration.
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Smartphones and Absenteeism are Noisy Problems, but the Quiet Crisis in Math Is Instruction

Everyone needs foundational math skills. Numeracy predicts higher earnings, better health, and increased access to fast-growing jobs. Algebra is the gateway to advanced math and to many college and workforce programs. Yet America has a math problem—and it didn’t start...
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2026: A Year for Leadership

The start of a new year is always a moment for reflection, but 2026 leaves little room for pause. This...
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About CRPE

The Center on Reinventing Public Education is a nonpartisan research and policy analysis center. Since 1993, we have studied innovative, evidence-based solutions to improve public education. We believe public education is a goal—to prepare every child for citizenship, economic independence, and personal fulfillment—rather than a set of institutions. From this foundation, we strive to understand and advocate for necessary changes in policy and practice to meet the needs of every student. CRPE is part of Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation.

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The American School District Panel is a nationally representative recurring survey of school district leaders in the United States. The surveys provide an opportunity for superintendents to share their perspectives and contribute to decisions about education policy and practice.

The Next Education Workforce™ (NEW) is a model of team-based strategic school staffing that aims to serve students better and create more sustainable careers for educators. Researchers at CRPE partner with NEW staff on program evaluation and study NEW’s impact on teachers and students.

The Canopy Project is a collaborative effort, stewarded by CRPE and Transcend, to build collective knowledge about innovative, student-centered learning environments nationwide. Each year, the project collects and shares data on schools reimagining education through a public database and research reports.

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