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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. Our researchers graded all 50 states’ and Washington, DC’s school report card websites on an A-F scale, based on how easy it would be for a parent or advocate to find longitudinal data on performance going back to pre-COVID times.

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America Can’t be Great Without Good Schools: How Policymakers Can Create More of Them

Ashley Jochim, Morgan Polikoff

A policy agenda for K-12 schools 1. Take a reasonable middle ground in the culture wars 2. Invest in systems that keep students safe 3.

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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.

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Addressing Persistently Underperforming Schools: Evidence and Common Challenges

Christine Campbell, Georgia Heyward, Ashley Jochim

This brief looks at five strategies city leaders use to improve underperforming schools and lists critical questions leaders should ask when choosing or assessing an improvement strategy.

May 1, 2018

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Lessons Learned About District-Charter Partnerships: How Sharing Instructional Practices Can Pave the Way for More Collaboration

Alice Opalka

An overview of the district-charter collaboration landscape and one strategy that many cities are pursuing: sharing instructional practices across district and charter schools.

April 1, 2018

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How Personalized Learning Models Can Meet the Needs of Students with Disabilities: Thrive Public Schools Case Study

Lauren Morando Rhim

This brief examines how students with special needs are being served by an innovative San Diego charter school network.

March 1, 2018

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How School Culture and Support Systems Can Improve Disciplinary Outcomes for Students with Disabilities: Mott Haven Academy Charter School Case Study

Lauren Morando Rhim

This brief examines how students with special needs are being served by an innovative New York City charter school.

March 1, 2018

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Passing Notes: Learning from Efforts to Share Instructional Practices Across District-Charter Lines

Robin Lake

This report examines recent efforts of districts and charter schools to share key instructional practices and offers recommendations for education leaders to move forward.

February 1, 2018

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The Slowdown in Bay Area Charter School Growth: Causes and Solutions

Robin Lake, Roohi Sharma, Alice Opalka

This report examines why charter school growth in the San Francisco Bay Area has slowed dramatically and offers solutions for cities nationwide to encourage the development of new high-quality schools.

January 1, 2018

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