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Patrick Denice

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Background

Patrick Denice studies stratification in education and in the labor market. Patrick is an assistant professor and the Graduate Chair in the Department of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario and an external affiliate at the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology at the University of Washington. He earned his PhD in sociology from the University of Washington and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Postsecondary enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Rhode Island

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted nearly every aspect of economic and social life, affecting who went to college and where. This paper asks: How did patterns...
Patrick Denice
Guest Author

Student Mobility in Kansas City

This brief examines student mobility in Kansas City Public Schools.
Michael DeArmond
Principal
Alice Opalka
Research Analyst
Patrick Denice
Guest Author

Can Public Transportation Improve Students’ Access to Denver’s Best Schools of Choice?

This study examines how much public transportation passes in Denver can improve equitable access to the city’s highest-quality K-12 schools.
Betheny Gross
Senior Research Analyst and Research Director
Patrick Denice
Guest Author

What’s Next for Newark?

After more than two decades of state supervision, Newark’s public schools are slated to return to local control. When the state hands the keys back...
Michael DeArmond
Principal
Patrick Denice
Guest Author

Sticking Points: How School Districts Experience Implementing the Portfolio Strategy

This analysis of trends across portfolio districts shows where cities are making progress on strategy implementation and where they are getting bogged down.
Robin Lake
Director
Jordan Posamentier
Research Analyst
Patrick Denice
Guest Author
Paul Hill
Founder, CRPE

More Than One Path Out of the Bottom

Five years ago, the Obama administration’s School Improvement Grants (SIG) famously targeted extra resources to the nation’s most struggling schools. The feds defined “struggling” schools...
Michael DeArmond
Principal
Patrick Denice
Guest Author

Measuring Up: Educational Improvement and Opportunity in 50 Cities

A groundbreaking new report that measures the health of school systems through a citywide lens.
Michael DeArmond
Principal
Patrick Denice
Guest Author
Betheny Gross
Senior Research Analyst and Research Director
Ashley Jochim
Senior Fellow
Robin Lake
Director

Understanding Student Discipline Practices in Charter Schools: A Research Agenda

CRPE convened a panel of experts to recommend a more comprehensive approach to capturing discipline data and evaluating and comparing school discipline practices.
Patrick Denice
Guest Author
Betheny Gross
Senior Research Analyst and Research Director

Common Enrollment, Parents, and School Choice: Early Evidence from Denver and New Orleans

This report examines the implementation and early results of common enrollment systems in Denver and New Orleans.
Betheny Gross
Senior Research Analyst and Research Director
Michael DeArmond
Principal
Patrick Denice
Guest Author

An Evaluation of Denver’s SchoolChoice Process, 2012–2014: Is the School Enrollment System Working for Families?

Published in coordination with A+ Denver, the report evaluates Denver’s SchoolChoice enrollment system from 2012 to 2014.
Betheny Gross
Senior Research Analyst and Research Director
Patrick Denice
Guest Author

School Leadership in Washington State: Today’s Leaders and Key Challenges They Face

This brief discusses the ever-increasing importance of Washington State’s school principals and provides descriptive analyses of the principal workforce that uncovers opportunities for improvement....
Christine Campbell
Senior Fellow
Michael DeArmond
Principal
Patrick Denice
Guest Author

Missing Out on Strong School Leaders? A Survey of Principal Hiring and Support in Washington State

This report explores how Washington State school districts hire and support its principals. A 2013 survey of Washington superintendents and principals highlights areas of concern...
Michael DeArmond
Principal
Patrick Denice
Guest Author
Christine Campbell
Senior Fellow

Are Charter Schools Working? A Review of the Evidence

This brief summarizes a new review of the available evidence on charter schools and student achievement
Patrick Denice
Guest Author

Assessing the Outcomes of Charter School Students with Special Needs: Research Design Brief

This brief outlines challenges of producing rigorous and useful research on how students with special needs fare in charters and makes recommendations for designing studies...
Patrick Denice
Guest Author
Robin Lake
Director
Betheny Gross
Senior Research Analyst and Research Director

New York State Special Education Enrollment Analysis

This report examines the distribution of students with special needs in New York State charter and district-run schools. The analysis shows that different levels of...
Robin Lake
Director
Betheny Gross
Senior Research Analyst and Research Director
Patrick Denice
Guest Author
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