Lessons from Remote Learning in Six School Systems
Since schools closed in March 2020, CRPE has tracked a sample of school districts and charter networks as they tried to reach students and provide instruction. This report looks more deeply into a smaller number of districts and charter management organizations (CMOs), hoping to understand why they took particular approaches to remote learning and how […]
Cyber charter enrollments are surging. School districts are picking up the tab.
Robin Lake is quoted on the costs of remote learning in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
More Schools Are Reopening as Covid-19 Cases Rise Nationwide
CRPE’s analysis of a nationally representative sample of district reopening plans is cited in the Wall Street Journal.
Back to school: Many large districts are opening doors again
Robin Lake is quoted in the Washington Post on school reopenings.
A Puget Sound-area charter school couldn’t open as planned—but it still found a way to support students
Like many students across the country, Walter Lopez started falling behind on his work when schools suddenly shifted to remote learning this spring. But this year, he gained access to a new support system that helped him catch up. He’s now a ninth grader at a charter school in Seattle, but two days a week, […]
We reviewed the school reopening plans for 106 districts around the country. Here’s how they square with reality
Perhaps as to be expected, districts’ already lackluster plans for the start of school have been beset by execution challenges, confusing and tardy federal guidance, and barriers to student access.
Special education must no longer be an afterthought
When districts closed last spring, students with disabilities were suddenly cut off from receiving legally mandated therapeutic services that allow them to participate in school. Some families reported not even hearing from their child’s special education teachers for the remainder of the school year. Facebook groups filled with stories from parents at their wit’s end, […]
How New Orleans Schools Are Making Up Special Education Losses From the Spring Pandemic Shutdown — and Why the Process Could Improve Distance Learning This Fall
Lanya McKittrick is quoted in The 74 on how New Orleans schools are serving students with disabilities.
What we learned from deep dives into six school systems’ COVID-19 response
For an analysis we published last week as part of the American School District Panel project, we looked closely at six districts and charter management organizations, hoping to understand why they took particular approaches to remote learning and how their experiences last spring affected their plans for the fall.
Remote learning has been a disaster for many students. But some kids have thrived
Lanya McKittrick is quoted in The Hechinger Report on remote learning for students with disabilities.
