CRPE researchers analyze how school leaders can both encourage experimentation and support the formalization of innovative practice.
The world is changing. It is long past time for public education to change as well.
Our current research centers on the changing education landscape in our post-pandemic world and how school systems can meet the ever-evolving needs of students. This includes work in innovative school solutions, responsive systems and policies, workforce innovation, community-led solutions, and the advent of AI.
CRPE researchers analyze how school leaders can both encourage experimentation and support the formalization of innovative practice.
In our recent special education study, we found that Washington state’s charter schools are serving students with disabilities at a higher rate than the national charter school average. When our data revealed the schools were...
In 2017 CRPE published an analysis of student and school outcomes in 18 high-choice cities. It showed us that many cities were closing the gap between the city and state on key outcomes like graduation....
Robin Lake is quoted by The Seattle Times about growing support for charter schools among Republicans.
Much of the work going on nationally to study and build the evidence base for personalized, student-driven learning focuses on changes in traditional metrics—scores on state standards-based tests and on similar forms of academic assessment,...
Sivan Tuchman is interviewed by The Seattle Times about CRPE’s 2018 report Are Washington Charter Public Schools Serving Students with Disabilities?
Twenty-five years ago, CRPE was founded on the idea of the school as the locus of change. Today we are reexamining our old assumptions in light of new technical possibilities, changes in the economy, and...
Georgia Heyward is quoted in this Chalkbeat article about Detroit’s new public school guide, which lets parents compare district and charter school options.
Robin Lake is quoted by The Seattle Times about Bill Gates’ financial contributions to charter support organizations in Washington State.
This brief presents data on how special education students in Washington state are being served in charter public schools, using a national and local context.
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