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Past Webinars
The State of the American Student: What Are States Doing to Help Students Recover and Prepare for the Future? (November 2026)
Six years after the pandemic, recovery has failed. Only 10.5% of students attend districts that have recovered to 2019 performance in both math and reading. As AI reshapes the workforce and the federal government retreats from education, states are increasingly responsible for improving student outcomes. CRPE’s 2026 State of the American Student report asks a basic but urgent question: What are states doing to meet the moment, and are their efforts likely to work?
Report authors Robin Lake and Chelsea Waite discuss key findings from the report and ask questions.
Leading Through Uncertainty: State Approaches to AI in K–12 Education (October 2026)
AI reached K-12 classrooms before state policy did. Many states are setting a vision, issuing guidance, and supporting AI literacy. Far fewer are giving districts the operational support to evaluate tools, navigate procurement, build evidence, or scale promising practices responsibly. Our researchers present findings from CRPE’s report, Leading Through Uncertainty: State Approaches to AI in K-12 Education, followed by a panel discussion with state leaders and partners pursuing responsible AI integration. They cover how states are approaching AI, how intermediaries and partners are supporting implementation, and what leaders can do next.
K-12 Data Systems and AI: Lessons from Districts in Washington State (Sept 2026)
In this webinar, CRPE researchers share early lessons from Washington State school systems that are using AI to strengthen and improve their data systems to better support students (in partnership with Education First, StrategicEDU, and districts in our Washington State Community of Practice).
What AI-Enabled Transformation Looks Like in Four Early Adopter Districts (Sept 2026)
In this webinar, CRPE researchers share key findings from their newly published brief, Charting New Paths: What AI-Enabled Transformation Looks Like in Four Early Adopter Districts, followed by a discussion with system leaders featured in the study about their experiences implementing AI, the challenges they’ve encountered, and how AI is shaping teaching and learning in their communities.
The Transformation Gap: Why Motivated District Leaders Pursue Incremental Change (August 2026)
Many superintendents say they want to lead transformative change in their districts—but how does this desire translate into results? A new study from CRPE draws on 307 survey responses and 47 in-depth interviews with superintendents across the six New England states to understand what kind of ambitious changes leaders decide to pursue—and how they make those decisions.
This webinar panel discussion, featuring CRPE researchers, two superintendents, and the Barr Foundation, unpacks how (with the right support) leaders can deepen their understanding of what transformational systems change involves and build stronger skills to pursue it effectively. The research finds that this is not about asking leaders to do more, but about reshaping the conditions that enable ambitious leadership.
AI Early Adopters: Emerging Trends, Gaps, and Implications (May 2026)
Researchers from CRPE discuss their current research on AI early adopters, including what school systems and states are doing, as well as where the gaps are between what schools need and what ed tech is producing.