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Innovation and the Future of Learning

At CRPE, we study how public education can evolve to meet the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing world. Our research on innovation and the future of learning examines how schools are rethinking teaching and learning models—from personalized and competency-based approaches to the use of technology and AI—to better prepare students for life beyond school. We investigate how these innovations take shape in real contexts, what barriers and enablers schools encounter, and how systems can support sustainable change. Across this work, we aim to understand how schools and communities can design learning environments that are more equitable, adaptable, and responsive to the diverse needs of students.

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Teacher Union Contracts and High School Reform

Mitch Price

Are teachers unions and collective bargaining agreements barriers to high school reform and redesign efforts in Washington, California, and Ohio? The report offers an overview of real and perceived barriers to reform, along with an overview of flexible provisions culled from various collective bargaining agreements.

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

Lauren Morando Rhim, Dana Brinson

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

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Challenges and Charter Schools: How Families with Special Needs Students Perceive and Use Charter School Options

Tracey O’Brien, Kelly Hupfeld, Paul Teske

This report addresses choices made at the intersection of two very important trends in education: special education and charter schools.

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Special Education Challenges and Opportunities in the Charter School Sector

Lauren Morando Rhim

This report explores the various difficulties charter schools face related to educating children with disabilities and examines potential opportunities to address those.

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District Resource Allocation Modeler (DREAM): A Web-Based Tool Supporting the Strategic Use of Educational Resources

Stephen Frank, Karen Hawley Miles

This paper is a companion piece to the District Resource Allocation Modeler (DREAM) tool developed by Education Resource Strategies.

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Two Alternative Yet Complementary Conceptual Frameworks for Financing American Education

Michael Kirst, Lori Rhodes

In this working paper, Michael Kirst suggests that a productive education system would focus relatively greater resources on out-of-school interventions, especially for the most disadvantaged children.

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Not for the Timid: Breaking Down Barriers, Creating Breakthrough High Schools in Ohio

Donald Van Meter, Mitch Price

This report presents the results of an analysis of perceived barriers to high school redesign and real impediments embedded in federal and state statutes and regulations, as well as in local district policies in the state of Ohio.

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Conditions for Student Success: The Cycle of Continuous Instructional Improvement

Joanne Weiss

This paper explores how schools can seek “continuous improvement.”

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Sticking with It: To What Extent and Why do Schools Sustain or Discontinue Comprehensive School Reform Models?

Betheny Gross, Dan Goldhaber

This paper examines the issues surrounding decisions to discontinue the use of Comprehensive School Reform models by participating schools.

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Legal and Policy Barriers to Redesigning California High Schools

Mitch Price

This report presents the results of an analysis of legal, regulatory, and policy barriers to high school redesign in California.

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