Months of uneven expectations for student learning could create more inequitable outcomes in the long run.
Alice Opalka
Research Analyst
Research:
Alice Opalka is a research analyst at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, where she works on projects related to portfolio strategy, cross-sector collaboration, system governance, and more. Before joining CRPE, Alice was an Education Pioneers Fellow in Los Angeles, an AmeriCorps volunteer coordinator at a children’s literacy organization in Los Angeles, and a college access mentor with College Access Now in Seattle. Alice holds a BA in Environmental Analysis from Scripps College, and an MPA from the University of Southern California.
06/2020
Too Many Schools Leave Learning to Chance During the Pandemic
This brief summarizes our findings from a review of COVID-19 response plans of 477 school districts across the country.
11/2019
A Middle Way for States in the ESSA Era: Lessons from Texas
The report examines the Texas Education Agency’s System of Great Schools (SGS) initiative, which calls on districts to manage school performance in new ways, expands access to school choice options, and takes a dynamic approach to managing their supply of schools....
10/2019
Seizing the Opportunity: Educating Students with Disabilities in Charter Schools
This report is the first step in developing an evidence base about how charter schools meet the needs of unique learners, how they can improve in this work, and what aspects of chartering as a governance model support...
06/2019
Student Mobility in Kansas City
This brief examines student mobility in Kansas City Public Schools.
04/2018
Lessons Learned About District-Charter Partnerships: How Sharing Instructional Practices Can Pave the Way for More Collaboration
An overview of the district-charter collaboration landscape and one strategy that many cities are pursuing: sharing instructional practices across...
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Apr 27 2020
Check-ins could help schools establish lines of communication, instill a sense of normalcy, and understand students’ needs.
Mar 6 2020
The Rural Alliance, a member of our Big Think Network, sees a major gap in the educational offerings of its member districts: early learning opportunities.
Jun 15 2017
Robin Lake and Alice Opalka discuss the importance of cross-sector cooperation when it comes to replacing low-performing schools.
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