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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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Portfolio School Districts for Big Cities: An Interim Report

Paul Hill, Christine Campbell, David Menefee-Libey, Michael DeArmond, Betheny Gross

Study on four urban school districts experimenting with new school designs and new ways of holding schools accountable for performance by implementing a “portfolio strategy.”

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Performance Management in Portfolio School Districts

Robin Lake, Paul Hill

As portfolio districts take on duties they were not designed for, this report offers guidance on how to manage some of the most complicated tasks.

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Drivers of Choice: Parents, Transportation, and School Choice

Paul Teske, Jody Fitzpatrick, Tracey O’Brien

This report surveys the broad transportation landscape and conducts in-depth work with families in two cities to determine what role transportation plays in parents’ school decisions, and how districts might address related issues.

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Closing Troubled Schools

Julie Kowal, Bryan C. Hassel

This report analyzes the main reasons charter authorizers close schools, and how districts can use those closures as part of an overall improvement strategy that aligns with and reinforces their core values.

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Opening Doors: How Low-Income Parents Search for the Right School

Paul Teske, Jody Fitzpatrick, Gabriel Kaplan

Researchers with CRPE’s Doing School Choice Right initiative determine what drives the school-choice decisions made by 800 low- to moderate-income families in three cities.

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Boosting Student Achievement: The Impact of Comprehensive School Reform on Student Achievement

Kevin Booker, Betheny Gross, Dan Goldhaber

This paper investigates the effects of implementing CSR models on student achievement.

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Sticking with It: To What Extent and Why do Schools Sustain or Discontinue Comprehensive School Reform Models?

Betheny Gross, Dan Goldhaber

This paper examines the issues surrounding decisions to discontinue the use of Comprehensive School Reform models by participating schools.

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Seeing Success: The Impact of Implementing Portfolio Model Practices on Student Outcomes

Betheny Gross, Dan Goldhaber

This working paper evaluates the effect of implementing one of three prominent Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) models on student achievement and discipline outcomes, using a matched sample of Florida model and non-model schools.

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Legal and Policy Barriers to Redesigning California High Schools

Mitch Price

This report presents the results of an analysis of legal, regulatory, and policy barriers to high school redesign in California.

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Put Learning First: A Portfolio Approach to Public Schools

Paul Hill

This paper details the portfolio management approach—a new vision for education reform that fosters innovation, adaptability, and performance.

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