At CRPE, we study how the Covid-19 pandemic reshaped public education and what it will take for schools to recover and adapt. As a driving force in tracking the pandemic’s impact, we analyzed how districts responded to closures, remote learning, enrollment shifts, and the urgent needs of students and families. Our research continues to examine the lasting effects on learning, equity, and engagement, as well as how schools are using recovery efforts—from ESSER investments to new instructional models—to address unfinished learning and reimagine support for students. Through this work, we aim to understand not only how schools can recover lost ground, but also how they can build more resilient and responsive systems for the future.
This report complements our latest fall 2021 survey research from the American School District Panel with in-depth interviews of leaders on the ground in five school systems.
There have been countless challenges faced by American families with school-aged children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the many challenges specifically relating to education has been ensuring children had access to a challenging academic curriculum.
The American School District Panel surveyed school districts nationwide to better understand their staffing challenges in the pandemic’s third school year.
To be successful, new career pathways must include strategies for overcoming hard-wired habits, schedules, outcome metrics, and course offerings all focused on college prep.
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Research Assistant
Senior Research Analyst and Research Director
Principal and Managing Director, CRPE
Executive Director, Columbia University Center for Public Research and Leadership
Co-President, Public Impact
Junior Research Analyst
Director, National Center for Rural Education Research Networks (NCRERN) - Harvard Graduate School of Education
Executive Director, Collaborative for Student Success
Western Washington University
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