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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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To Survive, Charters Cannot Ignore the Bottom Line

Marguerite Roza

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.

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Tech-Based Learning: The New Frontier for Charters?

Michael Horn

by Michael Horn When charter schools were created in the 1990s, they were intended to spur innovation in America’s K–12 school system.

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New Frontiers: An Overview of Charter Schools in 2012

Robin Lake

by Robin Lake The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has been producing Hopes, Fears, & Reality since 2005, after a set of major studies showed conflicting results about charter school performance and caused quite a dustup.

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Ch. 4 – Innovating Toward Sustainability: How Computer Labs Can Enable New Staffing Structures and Savings (HFR ’12)

Marguerite Roza, Suzanne Simburg

Suzanne Simburg and Marguerite Roza lay out the cost savings possible if blended learning were adopted by all U.S. public elementary schools, not just charter schools.

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Ch. 3 – Innovating at Last? The Rise of Blended Learning in Charter Schools (HFR ’12)

Michael Horn, Tricia Maas

Michael Horn writes about how and why many charter schools in California have innovated through technology and asks what it will take for more to follow nationwide.

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Overview – WIll the Charter Movement Rest on Its Laurels or Innovate and Expand? (HFR ’12)

Robin Lake

Editor Robin Lake introduces the key areas explored in this year’s volume of Hopes, Fears, & Reality.

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Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2012

Robin Lake

This year’s edition focuses on growth and innovation and pushes charter school leaders to consider whether they are fully using their flexibility and autonomy on behalf of students.

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2012 Year in Review

2012 was a very productive year at CRPE. Below is a recap of some of our more notable publications, and our webinars can be found here.

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Innovating Toward Sustainability: How Computer Labs Can Enable New Staffing Structures, and New Savings

Suzanne Simburg, Marguerite Roza

Using wage and staffing data from states, this paper projects the financial and staffing implications of one innovative school model (the Rocketship lab rotation) to highlight potential impacts on the schooling workforce and total per-student spending.

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Executive Summary – Getting Down to Dollars and Cents: What Do School Districts Spend to Deliver Student-Centered Learning?

Larry Miller, Betheny Gross, Monica Ouijdani

This report offers the first detailed look into the financial implications for public schools embracing student-centered learning models.

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