CRPE analyzes how politics—especially polarization and partisan divides—impact enacting and sustaining meaningful education reform. Political dynamics have often hindered progress, stalling promising innovations and narrowing the space for bipartisan solutions. Our work examines these tensions, identifies strategies to navigate them, and highlights opportunities for leaders to move reforms forward despite political headwinds.
Research Reports
Priority Shift: The Fate of Mandatory Busing for School Desegregation in Seattle and the Nation
Laura Kohn
This paper examines the trend in school districts, across the country and in Seattle, of substantially withdrawing from mandatory integration policies.