The Future of School Facilities: Getting Ahead of the Curve
This paper looks at five trends in education and what they imply about the kinds of buildings and spaces districts will need for tomorrow’s schools.
Making Standards Meaningful: High School Reform Efforts in Washington State
This report marks the third year of CRPE’s exploration into the way fast-improving schools in Washington State work, with a focus on high schools. The other reports in the series are: Making Standards Work (1999) and Making Standards Stick (2000).
Washington State Elementary Schools on the Slow Track Under Standards-Based Reform
This study examines the experiences of fifteen elementary schools in Washington State demonstrating relatively slow improvement on the reading and math sections of the WASL.
Are Charter Schools Getting More Money into the Classroom? A Micro-Financial Analysis of First Year Charter Schools in Massachusetts
This report examines the first-year finances of Massachusetts charter schools.
How States Can Hold Schools Accountable: The Strong Schools Model of Standards-Based Reform
This paper is the result of a review of efforts across the country, and specifically in five states, to introduce performance accountability into education reform strategies.
Stimulating the Supply and Building the Capacity of New Schools and School Developers: Recommendations for the Design and Implementation of a New Schools Incubator
An increasingly pressing issue impacting the quality of educational services in the United States is the country’s growing need for new public schools equipped to meet the unique demands of this generation’s students and policy environment. Factors such as enrollment growth, the threat of school reconstitution, the expanding charter school movement, and an increasing preference […]
Making Standards Stick
This report documents Washington State’s attempts to ensure students meet new, higher standards for student learning. It is part of a trio of reports on this topic. The other reports are: Making Standards Work (1999) and Making Standards Meaningful (2001).
Making Standards Work: Active Voices, Focused Learning
This report works at identifying steps Washington state schools can take to improve new state assessment scores and meet higher state standards. Follow-up reports include Making Standards Stick (2000) and Making Standards Meaningful (2001).
Toward a K-12 Education Accountability System in Washington State
This report sketches a strong and unique accountability system for Washington State, one that is driven by measurements of student performance and incentives to improve, creates clear lines of responsibility, gives every school a chance to perform and improve, employs powerful incentives, and doesn’t stop until every child is in a good school.
What It Takes to Start A Pennsylvania Charter School: A Guide for Applicants
This report was written in anticipation of the passage of House Bill 1834, a charter school statute considered and ultimately rejected by the Pennsylvania legislature in the fall of 1996. The information and advice contained herein has broader application to charter schools and the charter movement.