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CRPE founder Paul Hill coined and developed the portfolio strategy model, a problem-solving framework through which education and civic leaders develop a citywide system of high-quality, diverse, autonomous public schools. It emphasizes choice, accountability, and continuous improvement as levers to create more dynamic and equitable public education systems. While portfolio strategy is not currently a central focus of CRPE’s research, it remains an important part of our legacy, and our team continues to examine its relevance to today’s education challenges.

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Asking the Hard Questions about District-Charter Collaboration

Sarah Yatsko

Egocentric standoffs between charter and district leaders too often get in the way of smart negotiations and collective action that would benefit students.

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The Big Message from NAEP TUDA

Paul Hill

It is tempting to squeeze the urban NAEP scores for evidence about what city is doing better or worse than other cities.

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What the NAEP TUDA Results Don’t Tell Us

Robin Lake

The recent NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) had everyone “a twitter” yesterday comparing notes on which districts are leading, which are falling behind.

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Don’t Manage Talent by Remote Control

Michael DeArmond

Leaders of portfolio districts agree that schools should be more autonomous and accountable, and that teachers should be judged and rewarded on the basis of performance.

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Doing No Harm

Paul Hill

One of the key arguments of charter school opponents is that charter schools hurt the kids left behind in district-run schools.

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Communicating Change in Education: Ideas from a PR Expert

This “Spotlight” brief outlines four strategies for building effective communication around district change efforts.

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Truth in Advertising in the Portfolio Strategy

Robin Lake

Portfolio cities are not all created equal. Some, like New Orleans, have been able to advance quickly. Others are slowed down by the public reactions to school closures or school board turnover or other political or technical realities.

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Mobilizing Parents to Support Governance Reform

Paul Hill

Last week, three cities pursuing portfolio strategies held elections. In Denver, voters kept a pro-reform majority on the school board. In Boston, a strong pro-reform mayoral candidate lost, but to a man who serves on a charter school board and favors continued charter expansion.

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Reinventing Public Education Must Be About Problem Solving, Not Ideology

Robin Lake

When Paul Hill wrote CRPE’s treatise, Reinventing Public Education, nearly 20 years ago, he was taking off on an idea developed by David Osborne and Ted Gaebler in Reinventing Government: the role of government should be to steer, not to row.

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John Deasy and the Impossible Job

Robin Lake

A few years ago I sat with a group of urban district leaders in a noisy L.A. restaurant, leaning forward to hear every word from the new Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent, John Deasy.

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