Districts and AI: Tracking Early Adopters and What This Means for 2024-25
Just two years after ChatGPT’s public introduction, generative AI has rapidly transformed many aspects of society and the workplace. McKinsey’s 2024 State of AI survey of global executives highlights a surge in AI adoption over the past year: 65% of respondents say their organizations regularly use generative AI—nearly double the figure from ten months prior—and 75% predict […]
AI and Education Policy 101: The Evolving Landscape and Examples from Early Adopters
News broke last week on litigation against Hingham Public Schools in Massachusetts, where a high school senior was disciplined and given a failing grade for using AI assistance on a school assignment. The student’s parents filed suit on the grounds that the district had no official policies on AI usage in place. Districts and states […]
Breaking the “Egg-Crate” Model of Schooling
This article was originally published by ASCD. Team-teaching models provide a built-in support system for new educators, making the job less isolating. The teaching profession is increasingly comprised of new teachers. In the last three decades, both the number and proportion of new teachers have increased: There were approximately 300,000 first-year teachers in 2017–18 compared […]
Driving educational innovation: CRPE and Walton Family Foundation support system-wide innovations in three school districts
The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) is thrilled to announce the Phase II grantees of our Innovative School Systems Grant (ISSG). In partnership with the Walton Family Foundation, the first phase of this grant provided funding for 11 school districts to refine and pilot bold ideas for lasting systemic change. Over the past nine […]
Call for proposals: Research to help finish the work of pandemic recovery
Over the past four years, CRPE’s Evidence Project has tracked the pandemic’s impact on students and school systems’ recovery efforts. Earlier this year, we concluded that these collective efforts are far from complete—and face growing challenges. Academic achievement remains below pre-pandemic levels, with growth in the 2023-24 school year falling short in nearly all grade […]
Still an impossible job? Large district leaders navigate hazards—and need new solutions
Big city districts face a sea of troubles—from persistent pandemic-related learning loss to student and teacher absenteeism, to declining enrollment, to political pressures and fiscal cliffs. Can district leaders keep this turbulence from disrupting schools and focus on instruction? We raised a similar question over twenty years ago in our report, “An Impossible Job? A […]
Taking advantage of the pandemic’s lessons: Remote and hybrid learning in Colorado
Amid the chaos and multiple hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic, educators in the St. Vrain Valley School District vowed to extract long-term lessons from the crisis. We have been rethinking student time, instructional delivery systems, and teacher roles. While the pandemic presented myriad difficulties, it also shed light on the undeniable benefits of technology in […]
Feigned outrage over the education of students with disabilities in school choice won’t close opportunity gaps
This op-ed originally appeared in K-12 Dive. In the raucous debate over state initiatives to expand access to private educational options, the plight of students with disabilities has taken center stage. Researchers, policymakers, advocates, and parents alike have pointed out that private schools are not beholden to federal rules and regulations that guarantee students with disabilities access […]
“Give us more:” Reimagined report cards at Ednovate thrill students
Who would have expected high school students to be excited about a report card? Ednovate Charter Schools’ new Whole Child Report Card rolled out in our seven schools this year. We knew the updated report card would provide a much more accurate, holistic perspective on how our students are doing. Grades and test scores are […]
Using AI to combine relevance and rigor while empowering students and teachers
AI allows us to do what would have been inconceivable just a year ago. I had a student who loved art. She would have never considered taking a course on computer-integrated manufacturing—challenging even for engineering nerds—until she learned it could help her create a laser-cut flower. Another student passionate about music used computer-aided design and […]
