Learning acceleration and assessment strategies in 100 large urban districts
34 districts plan to incorporate tutoring, extended learning, small-group instruction and use of data. Are they succeeding?
School closures and parent engagement: Lessons from Aurora, Colorado
In 2013, Aurora, Colorado, was experiencing major demographic changes. A housing boom in this city east of Denver was bringing new families to parts of the city that were previously sparsely populated. However, enrollment was declining in the city’s lower-income areas, where many families of color lived. A new superintendent took office in 2013 and […]
How 100 large and urban districts are attracting and retaining staff
As part of CRPE’s ongoing review of how large districts are responding to the pandemic and planning to spend their federal COVID-19 relief dollars, we looked into how districts are planning to address staff recruitment and retention challenges.
Analysis: New England districts’ plans for spending federal relief funds
Our analysis reveals dozens of New England districts’ federal spending priorities as they move forward with pandemic recovery.
Teacher-led reforms in developing countries may help accelerate pandemic recovery
In some countries where adverse conditions frequently disrupt schools, teachers are often best-positioned to help design – and sustain – lasting improvements.
Amid school closures, Oakland REACH parents created a path into higher-performing schools. Here’s how they did it.
Lakisha Young writes about building pathways for minoritized students to access higher-performing schools when their current schools were closed during the pandemic.
Building upgrades, SEL: 100 large & urban districts plan their pandemic recovery
New review of ESSER spending plans shows districts favor facilities improvements, student & teacher supports; investments in staff, parents less clear.
Trends in education innovation from 161 school leaders
What it looks like to embrace the strengths, passions and needs of each student, particularly those who have been historically underserved.
School mask, vaccine mandates are mostly gone. But what if the virus comes back?
As 100 large districts gear up for a “normal” year, it’s not clear what will happen should another deadly COVID variant arise.
Remote learning options are shutting down as school reopens in fall 2022
Large districts more likely to keep pre-pandemic virtual programs than those created when Covid-19 closed schools and forced classes online