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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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Eliminating the Achievement Gap: A White Paper on How Charter Schools Can Help District Leaders
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Eliminating the Achievement Gap: A White Paper on How Charter Schools Can Help District Leaders

Robin Lake

Drawing from the experiences of high-performing charter school networks, this white paper examines why districts struggle to close the achievement gap, what portfolio district leaders can find when they look outside the traditional system for gap-closing solutions, and how new schools are able to do what traditional schools have not.

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Growing Number of Districts Seek Bold Change With Portfolio Strategy
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Growing Number of Districts Seek Bold Change With Portfolio Strategy

Paul Hill, Christine Campbell

A growing number of urban districts across the country are pursuing a “portfolio strategy,” profoundly changing the role of the school district and its relationship to schools in order to bring about dramatically better outcomes for students.

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Reforming Districts Through Choice, Autonomy, Equity, and Accountability: An Overview of the Voluntary Public School Choice Directors Meeting
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Reforming Districts Through Choice, Autonomy, Equity, and Accountability: An Overview of the Voluntary Public School Choice Directors Meeting

Betheny Gross, Robin Lake

In February 2011, the Center on Reinventing Public Education convened a conference to help districts implementing school choice under the U.S.

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New York City’s iZone
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New York City’s iZone

Robin Lake, Betheny Gross

In 2010, New York City’s Department of Education created the Innovation Zone to employ cutting edge technology to solve students’ most persistent learning problems.

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Talent Management in Portfolio Districts
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Talent Management in Portfolio Districts

Christine Campbell, Michael DeArmond

A look at New York City and Washington, D.C., this paper shows how portfolio—and perhaps traditional—districts can transform talent management from a bureaucratic staffing system into a core leadership function.

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