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Ashley Jochim

As education choice programs expand, the promise of securing better educational opportunities remains unevenly realized for many families. This report examines the challenges families face and offers practical solutions to help education choice programs deliver on their potential. The report reveals that while some families benefit from education choice, many—particularly those in rural areas, low-income communities, and families of color or with children who have disabilities—encounter significant obstacles.

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In Search of Opportunity: Can Families Use Education Choice to Secure More of What They Want?

Ashley Jochim

As education choice programs expand, the promise of securing better educational opportunities remains unevenly realized for many families. This report examines the challenges families face and offers practical solutions to help education choice programs deliver on their potential. 

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Promising progress, fragile foundations: A five-year analysis of school innovation, 2019-2024

Chelsea Waite, Janette Avelar

Over the past five years, the Canopy Project has documented innovations in K-12 education, uncovering how schools are addressing systemic challenges and envisioning the future of learning.

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AI is Evolving, but Teacher Prep is Lagging: A First Look at Teacher Preparation Program Responses to AI

Steven Weiner, Robin Lake, Jessica Rosner

AI has transformed the education landscape, but are teacher preparation programs keeping pace? In CRPE’s latest report, we surveyed leaders from schools of education to understand how their faculty and preservice teachers are engaging with AI, their views on its long-term impact, and how institutions are embedding AI into their curricula.

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State Secrets: How Transparent Are State School Report Cards About the Effects of COVID?

Morgan Polikoff, Nadja Michel-Herf, Janette Avelar, Travis Pillow, Heather Casimere

How easy would it be for a parent or advocate to compare student performance pre- and post-COVID? The short answer: in most states, it’s not easy at all. 

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Wicked Opportunities: Leveraging AI to Transform Education

While the United States leads the world in AI innovation, our schools lag in preparing teachers and students for the impact of this unprecedented technological shift.

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When challenges never let up: School district leaders steer through hazards in Baltimore and Chicago

Paul Hill, Sarah McCann, Lydia Rainey, Chelsea Waite

In the face of financial, political, and capacity constraints, leaders within the Baltimore City Public School System and Chicago Public Schools are making progress toward closing post-pandemic gaps in student learning.

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