Closing schools in a time of enrollment decline
Enrollment declines nearing 10% in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and other metro area school districts this fall have revived the possibility of closing and consolidating schools. While some urban communities have a long history of doing so, in places like the Atlanta metro area and California’s San Fernando Valley, it was previously unimaginable. The […]
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.
How has the pandemic affected students with disabilities? An update on the evidence: Fall 2022
This report is the second installment of an updated set of papers that assess the best available evidence on how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected America’s students. The Center on Reinventing Public Education has compiled hundreds of studies and convened multiple panels of education experts to interpret the data. Three initial reports released in 2021 […]
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.
Statewide districts: A way to unleash creative new learning options—and study them as they grow
How can school systems possibly find the bandwidth to act on new visions for public education when their leaders are constantly trapped in crisis mode? One particular mechanism might allow them to pull this off: statewide school districts.
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.
