Research Reports

Must-Reads

Latest Publications

  • Research Reports    

In Search of Opportunity: Can Families Use Education Choice to Secure More of What They Want?

Ashley Jochim

As education choice programs expand, the promise of securing better educational opportunities remains unevenly realized for many families. This report examines the challenges families face and offers practical solutions to help education choice programs deliver on their potential. 

  • Research Reports    

Promising progress, fragile foundations: A five-year analysis of school innovation, 2019-2024

Chelsea Waite, Janette Avelar

Over the past five years, the Canopy Project has documented innovations in K-12 education, uncovering how schools are addressing systemic challenges and envisioning the future of learning.

  • Research Reports    

AI is Evolving, but Teacher Prep is Lagging: A First Look at Teacher Preparation Program Responses to AI

Steven Weiner, Robin Lake, Jessica Rosner

AI has transformed the education landscape, but are teacher preparation programs keeping pace? In CRPE’s latest report, we surveyed leaders from schools of education to understand how their faculty and preservice teachers are engaging with AI, their views on its long-term impact, and how institutions are embedding AI into their curricula.

  • Research Reports    

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. 

Research Reports

Our studies span governance, systems, and practice in public education. Through our reports we help make sense of complex trends and data, communicate new possibilities for system change, and provide guidance and thought leadership to support that change.

Publications
Focus Area

Current Research

Legacy Work

Independent peer review is an integral part of all CRPE research projects. Peer reviews are conducted by research or policy professionals who are not members of the CRPE project team. Some externally published work, such as commissioned papers, books and book chapters, journal articles, and op eds, may be hosted on other sites, and some may require purchase or subscriptions to view.

Skip to content