Current Research – Center on Reinventing Public Education

Reforming Districts Through Choice, Autonomy, Equity, and Accountability: An Overview of the Voluntary Public School Choice Directors Meeting

In February 2011, the Center on Reinventing Public Education convened a conference to help districts implementing school choice under the U.S. Department of Education’s Voluntary Public School Choice program. This paper summarizes the two-day conversation...

Will Seniority-Based Layoffs Undermine School Improvement Efforts in Washington State?

This brief examines why policies known as “last in, first out” may disproportionately affect schools receiving federal School Improvement Grants.

How Do Charter Schools Get the Teachers They Want?

This paper examines charter school leaders’ deliberate strategies to hire teachers who will boost student achievement and contribute to a thriving school culture.

What Does Washington State Get for Its Investment in Bonuses for Board Certified Teachers?

Washington State is set to spend nearly $100 million in the next two years on pay bonuses for teachers who receive national board certification. This brief explores whether this investment makes a difference in improving...

Special Needs and Choice Districts

This report focuses on the evidence to date on how students with special needs fare under choice, and promising new ideas that have yet to be tried.

Inside Charter Schools: Unlocking Doors to Student Success

This final report from the four-year Inside Charter Schools initiative examines how charter schools differentiate themselves from traditional public schools to attract students and families and how they recruit and manage their staff.

BRIEF – Inside Charter Schools: Unlocking Doors to Student Success

This brief provides a summary of the four-year Inside Charter Schools project’s final report, Inside Charter Schools: Unlocking Doors to Student Success.

What Have We Learned in 15 Years about Getting High-Quality Charter Schools? Lessons for Washington State

In this one-page brief, Robin Lake summarizes key lessons for creating high-quality charter schools.

Paying for Scale: Results of a Symposium on CMO Finance

In April 2010, the Center on Reinventing Public Education and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation convened a group of researchers and financial analysts to discuss how to better understand the financing and sustainability of...

BRIEF – Charter School Authorizers and Student Achievement: A Case Study of Ohio

This one-page brief summarizes a working paper that examines the variation in charter school performance in one state to assess one of the key levers of charter school policy: the decision about which types of...