Current Research Research Area – Page 75 of 86 – Center on Reinventing Public Education

Recruiting New Teachers to Urban School Districts: What Incentives Will Work

This paper explores the value teachers place on financial incentives and how much of a salary incentive is needed to attract new teachers to high-needs schools.

Exploring Success in the Charter Sector: Case Studies of Six Charter Schools Engaged in Promising Practices for Children with Disabilities

This report presents findings from exploratory case studies of six charter schools identified due to their reported success educating children with disabilities.

Closing the Skill Gap: New Options for Charter School Leadership Development

This report analyzes specialized charter leadership programs and finds that they show promise in their responsiveness, course relevance, and methods of instruction.

A Leap of Faith: Redesigning Teacher Compensation

This paper briefly summarizes three School Finance Redesign Project teacher compensation studies that begin to help build the evidence base for teacher pay reform.

Finding a Balance: How Application and Authorization Policies Impact School Supply

This paper describes how high-quality authorizers have changed their application procedures and standards and examines the effect these changes have had on the quality and quantity of new charter school applicants.

Quality Improvement and Performance Management in Schools: Lessons From Abroad

This paper considers systematic school reform efforts in Australia, New Zealand and England, where each government took steps to heighten accountability, decentralize governance and invest in schools’ capacity to improve performance.

Contrasting Approaches to Charter School Oversight

This paper outlines competing principles of charter school oversight and examines how those principles affect an authorizer’s approach to finding and selecting new schools, conducting day-to-day oversight of performance, and responding to the threat of...