• The Lens   
Punya Mishra

Observers have started to craft different narratives about where artificial intelligence (AI) will lead us, but we can’t know how the story will end. All we know for certain is that AI is rapidly transforming our world, from the classroom to the lab, the boardroom to the marketplace—and we humans aren’t ready.

Must-Reads

  • Research Reports    
Lydia Rainey, Michael Berardino, Lisa Chu, Bree Dusseault, Steven Weiner

What does it really take to pilot bold, systemwide innovation in public education? Over the 2023–24 school year, CRPE partnered with 11 districts across the country to support and study their “Bold Ideas”—ambitious initiatives designed to make student learning more joyful, individualized, and relevant.

Latest Research Publications

  • Research Reports    

Whack-A-Mole: School Systems Respond to Disrupted Learning in 2021

Michael DeArmond, Paul Hill, Kate Destler, Christine Campbell

This report complements our latest fall 2021 survey research from the American School District Panel with in-depth interviews of leaders on the ground in five school systems.

  • Research Reports    

Pods in Action: African Leadership Group

Juli Kim, Paola Gilliam, Sharon Kebschull Barrett

The African Leadership Group created a learning pod that in most cases not only helped students keep up but actually improved their academic performance over the 2020–21 school year.

  • Research Reports    

Pods in Action: Community Works

Heather Gomez-Bendaña, Elizabeth Steiner

When school buildings closed in March 2020, Community Works started offering more versatile programming options to meet the needs of their students.

  • Research Reports    

Pods in Action: Southern Nevada Urban Micro Academy

Paola Gilliam, Sharon Kebschull Barrett

The City of North Las Vegas funded education nonprofit Nevada Action to set up a microschool.

  • Research Reports    

Lessons for Improving Curriculum from the COVID–19 Pandemic

Morgan Polikoff

There have been countless challenges faced by American families with school-aged children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the many challenges specifically relating to education has been ensuring children had access to a challenging academic curriculum.

  • Research Reports    

The Demand Side of Alternative Education Products

Michael McShane, Paul DiPerna

Survey results show there is potentially a robust market for learning pods, or similar arrangements such as microschools, hybrid homeschools, and homeschool cooperatives.

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