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More students than ever are being identified for special education. CRPE invites you to explore why using our new Unlocking Potential Data Center. In early 2025, the National Center on Education Statistics reported a record 7.9 million public school students identified with disabilities under IDEA. This continues a decades-long rise in students placed in special education programs—programs meant to bridge the gap between what students need to succeed and what their regular classrooms can typically provide.
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School districts are making consequential AI decisions largely on their own—purchasing tools, training teachers, setting policies for student use, and trying to determine what responsible and effective adoption looks like.
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New AI tools are entering the ed tech market every day. But how are they actually playing out in schools and classrooms?
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What Does It Take to Educate Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities in General Education Settings? Lessons from Washington’s Public Charter Schools
This report includes in-depth case studies of five Washington State charter schools to understand their strategies for full inclusion of students with disabilities, and offers recommendations to school leaders and policymakers.
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Lessons from Remote Learning in Six School Systems
This report looks more deeply into a small number of districts and charter management organizations (CMOs), hoping to understand why they took particular approaches to remote learning and how their experiences last spring affected their plans for the fall.
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Promising Practices Emerge from Expert Peer Review of District Reopening Plans
CRPE and the Collaborative for Student Success convened experts in emergency planning, health and safety, parent and family advocacy, special education, and school district and state leadership to review school districts’ plans to educate students during the COVID-19 pandemic.