Underserved Families Can’t Always Manage School Choice Alone
The goal of school choice is to give all families — especially families in underserved communities — access to high-quality schools that work for them. School systems will not reach that goal if they leave families to navigate these options on their own. This has long been a priority for us at the Center on […]
What if High School Were Different?
I am the oldest of four children. The youngest is my brother Stephen. Regular school was never a good fit for Stephen. He is one of the smartest people I know. An avid reader. A talented visual artist. And incredibly hard-working. But none of those attributes mattered when it came to his schooling experience. He […]
Separating Fiscal Fact from Fiction: Journalists Needed
What is the fiscal impact of charter schools on California’s school districts? This is a simple question with no simple answer. Yet policymakers are ready to act. Many school districts in California are having trouble balancing their budgets and are making cuts. Public charter schools have attracted a large number of students. Teachers unions successfully […]
Charter Schools: Good or Bad for Students in Districts
As charter school enrollments grow, are school districts so weakened by financial losses that teaching and learning must suffer? Or does competition spur traditional public schools and districts to improve—for the benefit of all? There are bodies of research and policy advocacy on both questions, but the results are difficult to reconcile. Studies focusing on […]
Fulfilling the Promise of School Choice by Building More Effective Supports for Families
This report focuses on the work of DC School Reform Now. Since 2011, the organization has focused on making school choice work for families in Wards 7 and 8, two underserved areas of the nation’s capital.
Schools Lead the Way but the System Must Change: Rethinking Career and Technical Education
CRPE has identified 32 programs around the country that represent the variety of efforts being used to reinvent career and technical education.
Student Mobility in Kansas City
This brief examines student mobility in Kansas City Public Schools.
We Must Understand the Real Impact of Charter Schools on California’s School Districts
Today the Center on Reinventing Public Education is releasing three briefs that shed light on the debate surrounding charter schools in California. In short, they conclude: Charter schools are not a major driver of recent enrollment declines in California’s school districts. There is no evidence that charter schools are to blame for school districts entering […]
Making Sense of How Charter Schools Affect School District Finances: A Reporter’s Guide
This guide unpacks how enrollment loss stemming from charter schools may or may not shape districts’ financial situations and provides guidance and resources to journalists.
California Charter Schools: Costs, Benefits, and Impact on School Districts
Three new briefs assess the impact of California charter schools on school districts.