CRPE Receives $9M Walton Grant to Boost Research
The Center on Reinventing Public Education, now at ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, will study pandemic recovery and district redesign.
Declining enrollment and school closures: How districts can better manage a difficult process
Families, teachers, and community members whose schools are closed often pay a big price. But thoughtfully structuring the problem and carefully designing the process for deciding on a solution can help reduce public conflict.
‘It really is a community.’ Parents say Summit charter schools pivoted well in the pandemic
As schools begin to move past the crises caused by the pandemic, Summit Public Schools in Washington state may have more bright spots than other school operators.
With better policies – and a little help – career-relevant education can move from the exception to the rule in schools
Administrators from eight districts who nurtured new learning options reflect on what worked – and what’s still needed.
What do Washington parents think about their students’ charter schools?
In 2014, the first public charter schools opened in Washington state. The development led to years of controversy, but the debates often bypassed the opinions of people with important experience: parents of enrolled students. To begin to remedy this, we conducted a mixed-methods study that asked parents how they selected their student’s charter school, how […]
Can districts rise to the challenge of new NAEP results? Outlook’s not so good
If schools & families revert to pre-pandemic habits, millions of kids may never recover lost knowledge and skills.
District leaders eager to tackle learning loss face ongoing challenges
Administrators wanted to tackle learning loss. Other needs came first.
Back to school, but not caught up: After school reopenings, administrators eager to tackle learning loss continue to face challenges
In this report, we update our ongoing research on five school systems to reveal the academic, social, and political challenges posed by the pandemic and what system leaders and their staff are doing to address student learning loss. The report is part of the American School District Panel, a research partnership between the RAND Corporation […]
The alarming state of the American student in 2022
Kids may be back at school after three disrupted years, but a return to classrooms has not brought a return to normal.
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 […]