CRPE Press Releases


01/19/2012 Districts and charters forging partnerships, but collaboration brings own risks and challenges

12/05/2011 Charter Schools and Unions: Contracts provide innovations but could go further

10/25/2011 Studies indicate charter schools performing well in reading, math

08/08/2011 Greater flexibility with federal dollars would help state education agencies boost school improvement

07/19/2011 District Leaders Roll Up Their Sleeves and Work Together on Portfolio Management Issues

06/29/2011 More urban school districts adopt “portfolio” reform strategy

06/21/2011 High-performing charter schools can help close achievement gap

06/16/2011 Learning from California: Improving Efficiency of Classroom Time and Instruction

04/07/2011 National Innovator Joel Rose Helps Washington State Leaders Rethink the Role of the Teacher

03/23/2011 Teacher bonus program fails to lure and retain top teachers in Washington’s high-poverty schools

03/22/2011 Leading Policy Experts Agree on Core Ingredients for Education Reform

03/07/2011 Seniority-Based Layoffs Could Undermine Washington State School Improvement Efforts

02/10/2011 New report examines promises, pitfalls of charter school autonomy

01/19/2011 New CRPE paper documents ‘radical’ school innovation program in New York City

01/12/2011 CMOs Need More Efficiency in Wake of New Financial Reality

12/09/2010 Giving teachers more choice over benefits could stabilize district budgets

12/07/2010 A “talent management” strategy can help improve public schools

11/23/2010 New Analysis of Seattle Public Schools Performance Highlights Areas of Concern

11/16/2010 Failure to plan for leadership turnover puts charter schools at risk

09/22/2010 Is Washington State Still Waiting for “Superman”?

09/14/2010 Teacher turnover is a disadvantaged school problem, not a charter school problem

08/18/2010 Math and Science Teachers Earn Less than Other Teachers in WA State High Schools

07/13/2010 Improving productivity could deliver ‘new money’ for public schools

06/28/2010 Report highlights strengths, exposes challenges of charter school management organizations

05/21/2010 Seniority-based layoffs affect more poor, minority students

05/18/2010 Students with special needs find success in charter schools - New book identifies effective methods, challenges for educators, parents

05/12/2010 New Book Lays Groundwork for Better Assessment of Charter School Performance

04/05/2010 School Spending Is Poorly Tracked, at Odds with Policy Goals

03/22/2010 Stimulus money helped save teachers' jobs

02/22/2010 School choice more complicated than once thought

02/05/2010 Districts have options when it comes to teacher salary inequities

01/29/2010 Despite federal stimulus money, some state school budgets may be at risk

01/27/2010 Steady growth for charter schools—and a boost from President Obama

10/05/2009 Portfolio school districts: 'promising' but 'works in progress'

07/30/2009 School finances: Trimming teacher pay could reduce layoffs, larger classes

07/20/2009 Pay bump for teachers with master’s degrees could be put to better use

05/19/2009 Education stimulus dollars will affect states differently

02/10/2009 Economic crisis impacts nation’s K-12 schools

02/03/2009 K-12 schools: Seniority-neutral layoff policy would save jobs

01/14/2009 Teacher contracts not so inflexible

12/08/2008 Charter schools offer college prep alternative for inner-city students

11/26/2008 School finance systems work against student learning

10/24/2008 To raise student achievement, overhaul school finance systems

06/18/2008 School funding maze frustrates effort to close student achievement gaps

05/15/2008 It’s the policy: Education funding shortchanges poorest students

04/09/2008 The Center on Reinventing Public Education Joins UW Bothell

03/17/2008 Mathematica and CRPE to Lead National Research Study on Charter Management Organization Effectiveness

NewSchools Venture Fund

12/05/2007 Charter schools edge traditional schools on safety

03/29/2007 Redesigning Ohio’s High Schools is Not a Task for the Timid

01/22/2007 Paul Hill Awarded Fordham Prize for Distinguished Scholarship

The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation


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