About CRPE
The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) was founded in 1993 at the University of Washington. CRPE engages in independent research and policy analysis on a range of K-12 public education reform issues, including choice & charters, finance & productivity, teachers, urban district reform, leadership, and state & federal reform.
CRPE's work is based on two premises: that public schools should be measured against the goal of educating all children well, and that current institutions too often fail to achieve this goal. Our research uses evidence from the field and lessons learned from other sectors to understand complicated problems and to design innovative and practical solutions for policymakers, elected officials, parents, educators, and community leaders.
Our Projects
Finance, Spending, and Productivity Project
The Finance, Spending, and Productivity Project seeks to understand how money is used in public schools and suggest how funds might be used as effectively as possible.
National Charter School Research Project
The National Charter School Research Project (NCSRP) aims to bring rigor, evidence, and balance to the national charter school debate.
Portfolio School Districts Project
The Portfolio School Districts Project explores the strategies, implementation, and results in districts that have adopted a model of providing public education by multiple means.
Teachers, Teacher Quality, and Human Capital Project
The Teachers, Teacher Quality, and Human Capital Project focuses on a broad array of human capital policies that influence the composition, distribution, and quality of teachers in the workforce.
Featured Publications
News
More News08/18/2010 Math and Science Teachers Earn Less than Other Teachers in WA State High Schools
06/28/2010 Report highlights strengths, exposes challenges of charter school management organizations
06/24/2010 Interim Findings from Study of CMO Effectiveness presented at National Charter Conference
06/02/2010 In Teacher Layoffs, Seniority Rules. But Should It? Marguerite Roza on NPR
05/24/2010 Unique Schools Serving Unique Students (EVENT)
05/11/2010 Teachers, Labor And Education Reform: Dan Goldhaber on KUOW
05/05/2010 School Choice: From Theory to Action (EVENT)
05/04/2010 The Big Disconnect: Spending Policies, School Priorities, and Student Achievement (EVENT)
04/05/2010 School Spending Is Poorly Tracked, at Odds with Policy Goals
