Cara Pangelinan is a former research assistant for the Center on Reinventing Public Education. Prior to joining CRPE, Cara graduated from the University of Washington where she discovered her passion to learn more about the public education system through volunteering and mentoring programs. She holds a BS in Human Centered Design & Engineering and a BA in English.
AI reached K–12 classrooms before state policies on its use and role in public education did. States are taking action—but for most, that action is still ad hoc, fragmented, and not keeping up with the pace of change in classrooms and workplaces.
Tennessee has been a national leader on instructional improvement. Now, like every state, Tennessee faces a newer question: where and how should AI fit in?
QUICK LINKS Tracking Early Adopters Reports Commentary AI Newsletter tracking early adopters CRPE is tracking districts at the forefront of AI adoption—how they’re using and piloting AI, the challenges they’re facing, and what others can learn from them.
The State of the American Student: Fall 2025 past REPORTS 2024 In CRPE’s third State of the Student report, we examine how the pandemic disproportionately affected students with unique learning needs.
How easy would it be for a parent or advocate to compare student performance pre- and post-COVID? The short answer: in most states, it’s not easy at all.Â
Educators nationwide are forging their way in a landscape rocked by pandemic-induced disruptions. Training resources designed to spark new thinking among school staff often feel outdated—especially if they were published before 2020.
Last spring, fewer than half of the nation’s school districts expected teachers to deliver remote instruction, grade student work, and take attendance.