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Eliminating the Department of Education won’t fix education’s dysfunctions—but neither will denying they exist

Robin Lake

Announcing a new forum for bold ideas to build momentum Proposals to eliminate the Department of Education (ED) have been a Republican talking point since Ronald Reagan first suggested it in the early 1980s. The Trump administration’s executive order to weaken the agency is just the latest attempt. While the stated goal is to cut waste, reduce inefficiencies, and refocus education on students, there’s a reason ED has never been eliminated.

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Picking Up the Pieces of Federal Education Programs: Can Block Grants Help Marginalized Learners?

Paul Hill

The Trump administration is following the Project 2025 agenda, vowing to turn federal education programs into block grants or issue blanket waivers that would let states see money in any way they want.

Research Reports

Launching districtwide innovation: Lessons learned from a year of pursuing “Bold Ideas” for systemic change

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.

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The Promise and Challenges of Pandemic Innovation in High Schools

Betheny Gross, Sarah McCann

This report summarizes what we observed from a survey of New England high schools as they navigated the uncertainty of the pandemic.

February 25, 2022

Research Reports

Crisis Breeds Innovation: Pandemic Pods and the Future of Education

Ashley Jochim, Jennifer Poon

This report offers the first in-depth look at families’ and educators’ experiences with pandemic pods.

February 22, 2022

Research Reports

Student Support That Meets the Moment: The Need for Clarity and Rigor in SEL

Lisa Chu, Michael DeArmond

As stress and disruption have intensified for students over the past two years due to the pandemic, so has interest in and spending on social-emotional learning (SEL) in public education.

February 15, 2022

Research Reports

“Creativity requires freedom”: What will it take to create space within our education system to think and design creatively?

Sunanna Chand, Betheny Gross

How do we help schools prevent “back to normal” inertia and fuel change?

January 24, 2022

Research Reports

Pods in Action: Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Paola Gilliam, Sharon Kebschull Barrett

Cleveland came into the pandemic with a history of collaboration among civic organizations and schools.

January 20, 2022

Research Reports

Pods in Action: Hyde Park Neighborhood Club

Rebecca Lawrence

During the pandemic, HPNC staff supervised students’ online learning and provided social experiences that were designed to mimic those that students would experience in school in a normal year.

January 19, 2022

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