In this free webinar, Robin Lake and Betheny Gross will share key points from CRPE's November 2012 New York State Special Education Enrollment Analysis and discuss ways SEAs and authorizers can address and respond to potential enrollment issues.
Betheny Gross
Betheny Gross
Senior Research Analyst, Research Director
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Twitter: @bgcrpe
Betheny Gross is a Senior Research Analyst and Research Director at the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE). She coordinates CRPE’s quantitative research initiatives, including analysis of portfolio districts, charter schools, and emerging teacher evaluation policies. Dr. Gross has examined evidence and outcomes of district reform across the country, including Chicago, New York, New Orleans, Denver, and Broward County, and she has advised and consulted with districts leaders to formulate strategy and implementation. She is an expert at translating complex performance and accountability data for diverse users, from district leaders to parents, in cities including New York and Seattle. She is an authority on teacher quality and labor market issues, and she led the four-year, federally funded “Inside Charter Schools” initiative, which examined human resource and leadership practices in charter schools. Dr. Gross is co-author of an upcoming book on portfolio districts and the author of numerous research reports and articles. Her work has been published in several journals, including Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, American Education Research Journal, Journal of Education Finance, and Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Dr. Gross is a regular contributor to national education conferences and serves as a data advisor for Seattle’s Road Map for Education Results, a community and schools collaboration to improve the performance of low-income and minority students in Seattle. Prior to working at CRPE she was a research analyst at the Consortium for Policy Research in Education at the University of Pennsylvania and a math instructor at the University of Wisconsin. She also leads the Center’s “Reinventing the Wheel” Bike to Work efforts, with several eager riders and many more reluctant ones.
Dr. Gross holds a B.A. in Economics and Urban Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, an M.A. in Economics from the University of Iowa, and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
| 05/2013 |
The SEA of the Future: Leveraging Performance Management to Support School Improvement
This volume explores how state education agencies (SEAs), in a time of constrained resources, can leverage performance management tools to provide strong support for school improvement. Essays by... |
| 12/2012 |
How Public Universities Close Budget Gaps Matters For States
Cuts to support for higher education have prompted some universities to attempt to offset reductions in state funds by raising tuition, shifting admission spots to more out-of-state students, and increasing enrollment. For a given budget gap... |
| 12/2012 |
Strife and Progress: Portfolio Strategies For Managing Urban Schools
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| 11/2012 |
New York State Special Education Enrollment Analysis
Responding to concerns that charter schools do not provide equal access to students with special needs, advocates in districts, states, and courts across the country have sought to improve such access. Lawsuits and complaints allege that some charter schools... |
| 11/2012 |
Getting Down to Dollars and Cents: What Do School Districts Spend to Deliver Student-Centered Learning?
Student-centered learning (SCL) is an approach to learning that emphasizes authentic instruction, mastery-based assessment, and engaging students in real-life experiences that... |
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Date: May 22 2013
Where: Online
Date: Apr 28 2013
Where: San Francisco, CA
Several CRPE researchers are presenting at the 2013 annual conference of the American Educational Research Association in San Francisco.
Date: Nov 15 2012
Where: Online
In this webinar, the authors shared findings and policy recommendations from their research on student-centered learning.
Date: Apr 26 2012
Where: Online
CRPE researchers Betheny Gross and Elizabeth Cooley Nelson show participants how to assess the scope and quality of choice in their own districts.
May 24 2013
The Building State Capacity and Productivity Center's new report is the first in a series intended to help state education agencies use performance management to support school improvement.
Apr 29 2013
Dr. Betheny Gross talks about CRPE's study on the financial implications of blended learning models.
Apr 2 2013
CRPE.org named one of TED's "100 websites you should know and use."
Feb 28 2013
CRPE has received a $500,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study the financial and resource allocation implications of blended learning models.
Jan 16 2013
News about school reform often comes with tales of conflict, which is an inevitable byproduct of efforts to develop more effective schools.
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COMMENTARY - The Sleeping Giant Awakes: To Focus on School Performance, State Departments Must Adapt
Oct 31 2012
In this commentary, Betheny Gross and Patrick Murphy look at the investments and adaptations state education agencies will need to make to transform their organizations from compliance monitors to active performance managers while facing limited resources, limited time, and rapidly escalating demands.