How Can Learning Management Systems be Used Effectively to Improve Student Engagement?
This paper summarizes findings from a consensus panel on using data from learning management systems and software to help educators understand and improve student engagement during remote instruction.
Student Supports, Professional Development, Operations and Finance at Proyecto Vimenti
Three papers document lessons about finance and operations, professional development, and student support from the first year and a half of Proyecto Vimenti, Puerto Rico’s first public charter school.
How Is School Enrollment in Washington State Shifting during COVID-19?
This brief examines shifts in Washington State’s public school enrollment after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
U-Turn: Surge of COVID Cases Reverses Reopening Progress in America’s School Districts

Our December review of a statistically representative sample of 477 districts found 31 percent are operating in fully remote learning—a larger percentage than at any other point during the fall semester.
Putting Families at the Center: The Role of Parent Advocacy Groups during COVID-19

As school systems nationwide struggle to deliver learning in a pandemic, parent advocacy groups are stepping up to help Black and Hispanic families who have often been left out of previous education policy making discussions. This brief profiles four advocacy groups—The Oakland REACH; Parents Amplifying Voices in Education, or PAVE; Kids First Chicago; and Parent […]
How States Can Better Prepare Students for Life After High School
This report examines weaknesses states share in career and technical education and offers recommendations to improve career pathways for students.
Putting Families at the Center: The Role of Parent Advocacy Groups during COVID-19
This brief profiles four parent advocacy groups that have been particularly effective in devising bold solutions during the pandemic crisis.
One Step Forward, One Step Back: Public Health Fears Keep America’s School Districts on a Reopening Treadmill

This brief gives an update on our nationally representative sample of school district reopening plans.
Support Every Student: Lessons from Five Charter Schools on Effective Special Education During the Pandemic
In-depth case studies of five charter schools reveal lessons learned on educating students with disabilities remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lessons from Remote Learning in Six School Systems

Since schools closed in March 2020, CRPE has tracked a sample of school districts and charter networks as they tried to reach students and provide instruction. This report looks more deeply into a smaller number of districts and charter management organizations (CMOs), hoping to understand why they took particular approaches to remote learning and how […]