Sean Gill

Research Analyst

srgill@uw.edu

CV:

sean_gill_2019.pdf

Research:

District-Charter Collaboration,

Finance,

Portfolio Strategy,

Innovation,

Accountability and State Oversight,

Charter Management Organizations,

Innovation

Twitter: @seanrobertgill

Sean Gill is a research analyst at the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), where he contributes to research on school finance, portfolio management, district-charter collaboration, and personalized learning. He has led evaluations of education, social service, and criminal justice programs for the California State Auditor's Office. He also provided research and policy support for school choice and education finance legislation at StudentsFirst, a national education reform group. Sean holds a bachelor's degree in history from the University of California, Davis and a master's degree in public policy from Pepperdine University.

08/2016

Herding Cats: Managing Diverse Charter School Interests in Collaboration Efforts

This paper looks at why many cities have missed opportunities to create more lasting relationships between their district and charter sectors, and offers suggestions for fostering stronger partnerships that...

05/2016

Suburban Schools: The Unrecognized Frontier in Public Education

This paper reviews trends around changing student populations in suburban America and the accompanying demands facing suburban public school systems.

New CRPE Report Shows District-Charter Cooperation Yielding Tangible Results For Families

Jan 26 2017

Seattle, WA – In more than two dozen cities across America, public charter schools and traditional district schools are putting aside their ideological differences to share resources, ideas, strategies, and responsibilities to benefit students and families, according to a report released today by the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) at the University of Washington Bothell.

Charter-plus-district researchers quizzed by Little Rock school panel

Aug 30 2016

Deputy policy director Jordan Posamentier and research analyst Sean Gill presented CRPE's research on district-charter collaboration to a state-appointed committe on Little Rock area schools.

Charter schools remain unaffected by CTU strikes

Apr 21 2016

Sean Gill is quoted in this Chicago Talks piece on Chicago charter schools.

The State of Florida Takes a Leadership Role in District-Charter Collaboration: An Interview with Adam Emerson

Jun 30 2016

CRPE's Sean Gill talks with the Florida Department of Education’s charter schools director about his thoughts on how the state's efforts to promote collaboration work is progressing.

The Charter-District Relationship: Is Generating Goodwill Enough?

May 5 2015

Sean Gill and Sarah Yatsko remind us about the important role district-charter compacts play in creating long-lasting, meaningful collaborations.

The report examines the Texas Education Agency’s System of Great Schools (SGS) initiative, which attempts to transform how school districts approach school improvement by calling on districts to manage school performance in new ways, expanding access to school choice options, and taking a dynamic approach to managing their supply of schools.