Back to school, but not caught up: After school reopenings, administrators eager to tackle learning loss continue to face challenges
In this report, we update our ongoing research on five school systems to reveal the academic, social, and political challenges posed by the pandemic and what system leaders and their staff are doing to address student learning loss. The report is part of the American School District Panel, a research partnership between the RAND Corporation […]
The alarming state of the American student in 2022
Kids may be back at school after three disrupted years, but a return to classrooms has not brought a return to normal.
Closing schools in a time of enrollment decline
Enrollment declines nearing 10% in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and other metro area school districts this fall have revived the possibility of closing and consolidating schools. While some urban communities have a long history of doing so, in places like the Atlanta metro area and California’s San Fernando Valley, it was previously unimaginable. The […]
Learning acceleration and assessment strategies in 100 large urban districts
34 districts plan to incorporate tutoring, extended learning, small-group instruction and use of data. Are they succeeding?
School closures and parent engagement: Lessons from Aurora, Colorado
In 2013, Aurora, Colorado, was experiencing major demographic changes. A housing boom in this city east of Denver was bringing new families to parts of the city that were previously sparsely populated. However, enrollment was declining in the city’s lower-income areas, where many families of color lived. A new superintendent took office in 2013 and […]
How 100 large and urban districts are attracting and retaining staff
As part of CRPE’s ongoing review of how large districts are responding to the pandemic and planning to spend their federal COVID-19 relief dollars, we looked into how districts are planning to address staff recruitment and retention challenges.
How has the pandemic affected students with disabilities? An update on the evidence: Fall 2022
This report is the second installment of an updated set of papers that assess the best available evidence on how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected America’s students. The Center on Reinventing Public Education has compiled hundreds of studies and convened multiple panels of education experts to interpret the data. Three initial reports released in 2021 […]
Analysis: New England districts’ plans for spending federal relief funds
Our analysis reveals dozens of New England districts’ federal spending priorities as they move forward with pandemic recovery.
The State of the American Student: Fall 2022 Executive Summary
This executive summary provides highlights of the primary findings and recommendations from the State of the American Student: Fall 2022 report that draws on data the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has collected and synthesized during the pandemic.
The State of the American Student: Fall 2022
This report draws on data the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has collected and synthesized over the course of the pandemic. It outlines the contours of the crisis American students faced during the Covid-19 pandemic and begins to chart a path to recovery and reinvention for all students—which includes the essential work of building a new […]
