• The Lens   
Amber Oliver

For decades, students of color and those from low-income communities have faced persistent achievement gaps in our education system. Despite countless reform efforts, these students continue to encounter barriers to accessing high-quality, personalized instruction that builds critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Now, the emergence of generative AI represents an unprecedented opportunity to transform this inequitable system into one that truly serves all students.

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  • 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    

Unprecedented and Unmasked: An analysis of how district policy documents frame special education during the COVID–19 crisis

Sarah L. Woulfin, Britney L. Jones

We analyzed reopening documents from the 25 largest U.S. public school districts to understand district-level messaging in the 2020–21 school year.

  • Research Reports    

New England Profiles of Innovation | Great Oaks Charter School Bridgeport

Emnet Shibre, Katrina Woodworth

Great Oaks Charter School Bridgeport in Connecticut offers an example of a high dosage tutoring model that has been refined and adapted to meet local needs.

  • Research Reports    

New England Profiles of Innovation | Holyoke High School

Cara Pangelinan

Despite pandemic-induced challenges, Holyoke school leaders and staff kept student engagement at the forefront of their efforts to ensure continuity of learning.

  • Research Reports    

COVID–19 Showed Us How Important It Is to Focus on Adolescent Well-Being: Here is What School Systems Should Do

Georgia Heyward, Heather Casimere, Ashley Jochim

States and districts should be using this moment as an opportunity to reassess how they support adolescents and their families.

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New England Profiles of Innovation | Margarita Muñiz Academy

Caroline E. Parker, Emnet Shibre

Margarita Muñiz Academy’s development of its “Portrait of a Scholar” project led to a number of changes focused on providing greater opportunities for student voice and participation.

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Recovery for U.S. Students in 2021: What Schools and Districts Can Do to Make Up for Lost Learning Time

Bree Dusseault, Christine Pitts, Robin Lake

We propose six principles to ensure students experience a positive, healthy, and restorative schooling experience this year.

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