Fourth in a CRPE Blog Series on Education Governance as a Civic Enterprise Those who have done well under traditional school governance systems are frightened by the ideas of families choosing their schools, schools controlling...
School choice is increasingly the new normal in urban education. But in cities with multiple public school options, how can civic leaders create a choice system that works for all families, whether they choose a charter or district school? To answer this question, CRPE has been studying the opportunities and challenges in “high-choice” cities. We have interviewed civic and education leaders and surveyed parents to identify challenges like uneven school quality and lack of transportation. We’ve also studied ways cities can overcome barriers, such as unified enrollment and common accountability systems, to learn what works and what needs to be refined.
Charter schools offer the potential to create high-performing public schools in districts typically plagued by poor student outcomes. Too often, however, the charter school debate is marred by biased research and polemics. Like all important reform efforts, credible research and analysis must accompany innovation. To assess whether charter schools are fulfilling their mission, we rigorously evaluate their performance, costs, and ability to address unique student needs. New data and evidence help innovators across the country collaborate, communicate, and develop best practices.
Fourth in a CRPE Blog Series on Education Governance as a Civic Enterprise Those who have done well under traditional school governance systems are frightened by the ideas of families choosing their schools, schools controlling...
This brief outlines challenges of producing rigorous and useful research on how students with special needs fare in charters and makes recommendations for designing studies needed to inform policy and practice.
Third in a CRPE Blog Series on Education Governance as a Civic Enterprise I’m often asked how CRPE’s portfolio model differs from the vision put forth in my friend Andy Smarick’s book, The Urban School...
Second in a CRPE Blog Series on Education Governance as a Civic Enterprise Educators often let me know they are passionately opposed to charter schools. “If freedom is so good for schools,” they ask, “then...
First in a CRPE Blog Series on Education Governance as a Civic Enterprise Those of you who follow CRPE’s work know that we have long been a leading source of ideas about new approaches to...
The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has received a $450,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation to study charter schools and special education. Nationwide, the question of lower enrollment of special education students in...
This interim report details the first two years of district-charter collaboration in 16 Compact cities, including lessons learned and potential opportunities and challenges ahead.
The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has received a $500,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation for a two-year study on the effect of unified enrollment systems on families and schools. Led by Research...
by Marguerite Roza By now, most people in the education world have come to terms with the notion that resources are likely to be highly constrained in the years ahead. Charters, too, have faced the...
by Jeffrey Henig Twenty years ago, in the early days of the charter school movement, the hot controversy was “creaming.” Critics worried that charters would target more advantaged suburban populations, skimming off the students most...
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