Bree Dusseault

Practitioner-in-Residence

Bree Dusseault is practitioner-in-residence at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, supporting its analysis of district and charter responses to COVID-19. Bree previously served as executive director of Green Dot Public Schools Washington, executive director of pK-12 Schools for Seattle Public Schools, researcher at CRPE, and was a principal and teacher. She serves on the boards of Teach For America Washington and City Year South King County and is a Pahara-Aspen fellow. She earned her BA in economics from Dartmouth College and a Masters in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

CPS students need support to succeed in hybrid learning model

Jan 18 2021

Bree Dusseault is quoted on school districts' varying learning models during the pandemic.

Despite Safety Assurances, School Reopenings Are Taking a Serious Toll on Teachers

Dec 2 2020

Bree Dusseault is quoted in EdSurge on safety and health concerns amid school reopenings.

Districts lack 'comprehensive' plans to address learning loss this fall, analysis finds

Nov 16 2020

Education Dive profiles CRPE's fall analysis of school district reopening plans. Bree Dusseault is quoted.

How Hybrid Learning Is (and Is Not) Working During COVID-19: 6 Case Studies

Nov 12 2020

Bree Dusseault is quoted in Education Week on the hybrid learning model.

‘This is a crisis’: Baltimore-area school districts expect enrollment to decline this fall — and funding to follow

Sep 30 2020

Bree Dusseault is quoted in the Baltimore Sun on school enrollment declines amid COVID-19.

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.

More districts should seize the opportunity to improve professional learning for teachers

Sep 25 2020

Are districts setting teachers up with professional learning opportunities that will allow them to navigate the pandemic successfully?

We reviewed 86 districts' reopening plans for the 2020-21 school year. Here's some of what we found

Aug 4 2020

For many students returning to class in the coming weeks, it will be back to school online.

More districts opt for virtual learning; Senate HEALS Act out of touch with public health reality

Jul 28 2020

While many districts hope to delay the start of an eventual return to in-person instruction, at least the first few weeks of the 2020-21 school year promise to be a return to remote learning.

More districts are going remote; will they avoid spring's missteps?

Jul 23 2020

With public health concerns mounting, a growing number of school districts in our nationwide review have shifted their fall plans and are now on track to begin the year fully remote.