As coronavirus closes schools, wealthier districts send laptops home with students. What about poorer districts?
Robin Lake is quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer on inequitable access to online learning.
Coronavirus Takes Toll on K-12 and Higher Education
Robin Lake is quoted in US News & World Report on COVID-19 school closures.
New CRPE report: Making school choice work for students with disabilities

Seattle, Wash. – New research from the Center on Reinventing Public Education shows how parents in New Orleans and Washington, D.C., experience school choice for children with disabilities. Researchers from CRPE, the Brookings Institution, and Tulane University conducted focus groups with families and assessed the policy landscape in both cities. They also analyzed school choice application […]
Brooklyn’s UFT Charter School requests to transition to traditional public school
CRPE’s report Charter Schools and District Enrollment Loss is cited in this Education Dive piece on a Brooklyn charter school requesting to transition to a traditional public school.
New CRPE report: Making school choice work for students with disabilities
Seattle, Wash. – New research from the Center on Reinventing Public Education shows how parents in New Orleans and Washington, D.C., experience school choice for children with disabilities. Researchers from CRPE, the Brookings Institution, and Tulane University conducted focus groups with families and assessed the policy landscape in both cities. They also analyzed school choice […]
Flagstaff Christian School to begin four-day week this fall
CRPE’s four-day week report is cited in this Arizona Daily Sun piece on Flagstaff Christian School.
There’s a real progressive case for supporting charter schools
CRPE’s work is cited in this Washington Post op-ed on charter schools.
Some big shots want to amend the Minnesota constitution to prioritize schools. Can it work?
Paul Hill is quoted in Minnesota Reformer on a proposed amendment to prioritize schools in the Minnesota Constitution.
Threatened With Closure, Virtual School Embraced Accountability, Fired Its For-Profit Manager and Made Dramatic Gains for Its 9,000 Students
Robin Lake is quoted in The 74 on changes at the Georgia Cyber Academy.
The Hoosier Way: Good Choices for All in Indianapolis
In Education Next, Robin Lake examines how district and state leaders paved the way for wider choice for all in Indianapolis.