Alvin Makori

Research Assistant

Alvin Makori is a research assistant at CRPE, where he conducts research surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on vulnerable student populations. He also conducts data analyses, interviews, and literature review for school community engagement efforts. Alvin holds a BA in Law, History, and Culture from the University of Southern California, with a minor in International Relations.

What does ‘attendance’ mean for remote learners in a pandemic? How 106 districts are dealing with absenteeism, student engagement & grades

Jan 5 2021

The districts we’re tracking show that much can be done to improve how attendance is recorded and what actions can be taken to maintain high expectations without penalizing students for challenging circumstances.

The Digital Divide Among Students During COVID-19: Who Has Access? Who Doesn’t?

Jun 16 2020

We set out to make sense of data from different sources that shed light on the digital divide, the reasons for it, and the inadequacy of past efforts to close it.

During the 2020–21 school year, we learned through a series of interviews that most teachers missed out on the power of collaborative interactions between general and special educators.

This paper highlights the approach that two innovative charter networks took last year to address student well-being and social-emotional development.