Are Charter School Unions Worth the Bargain?
This study of charter school unionization compared charter school collective bargaining agreements with traditional district contracts and found that, while the new contracts innovate in many ways, they could go much further given the opportunity to create agreements from scratch.
BRIEF – Charter Schools and Achievement
This brief summarizes findings from The Effect of Charter Schools on Student Achievement: a Meta-Analysis of the Literature, a detailed assessment of the literature on student achievement in charter schools.
The 7 Components of a Portfolio Strategy
This one-pager outlines the 7 key components upon which the portfolio strategy is built.
The Effect of Charter Schools on Student Achievement: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature
This report infers the causal impact of attending a charter school on student performance and finds that whether charters outperform traditional public schools depends on the location, grade, and subject.
The Changing Role of States in Education: The Move from Compliance to Performance Management
This essay was written for the PIE Network 5th Annual Policy Summit, September 2011. The authors argue that state education agencies need to shift from their role of compliance monitor to performance manager—a shift most are ill-positioned for. This essay outlines the known factors constraining efforts to transform SEAs, including limited resources, short timeline, and rapidly changing parameters.
Creating Recovery School Districts to Drive Reforms: Lessons from Louisiana
As states look at building their own recovery school districts, this essay outlines key lessons from Louisiana’s leaders.
Improving the Front-End of the Teacher and Leader Pipeline
This essay looks at the efforts in a handful of states that are moving to simultaneously reform and expand how they oversee the preparation and certification of teachers and leaders.
Beating the Odds: How State Education Agencies Can Better Support School Turnarounds
This essay was written for the PIE Network 5th Annual Policy Summit, September 2011. The authors argue that states can maximize their support for turnaround work by pushing for bold, workable plans, providing technical assistance, helping districts find and train leaders, and offering political cover for tough decisions.
State Education Agencies Overlooked in Education Reform? Talent Is the First Place to Start
This essay was written for the PIE Network 5th Annual Policy Summit, September 2011. The authors note that state education agencies have been tasked with increasing student outcomes on fewer funds and examine whether they are up for the challenge.
Smart Choice Policy: Using Evidence to Inform Policy
CRPE Senior Research Analyst Betheny Gross presented this overview of the latest evidence on choice policies including public school choice, vouchers, and charter schools at the National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit 2011, in San Antonio, Texas.
