Today CRPE is excited to announce that two policy proposals, developed by CRPE experts to help close the nation's enrichment gap and help manage school facilities, were among 24 transformative ideas selected by Pathway 2 Tomorrow in a nationwide competition intended to shape a new agenda to improve public education.
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"CRPE’s balanced, evidence-based, and forward-thinking approach to improving our education system has been invaluable. In all of its work, CRPE boldly takes on the status quo and focuses on what is in the best interest of students.”
–Congressman George Miller, CA, Senior Democrat of the House Education and Workforce Committee
–Congressman George Miller, CA, Senior Democrat of the House Education and Workforce Committee
The Center on Reinventing Public Education is a research and policy analysis center at the University of Washington developing systemwide solutions for K-12 public education.
CRPE is recognized as a leader in the field of education policy and research. Our experts are available to discuss our work, to comment on current issues, and to provide background information for developing stories.
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Nov 1 2018
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Aug 28 2018
Georgia Heyward discusses her research on the financial effects and student outcomes of the four-day school week.
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Jan 25 2018
Paul Hill highlights Unlocking Potential: How Political Skill Can Maximize Superintendent Effectiveness in a blog for the School Superintendent Association.
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Dec 18 2017
Robin Lake recommends that the district and charter schools work together to curb the financial impacts of enrollment decline in L.A.
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Dec 18 2017
Do Americans today understand what it takes to keep a democracy? Take a self quiz, and see how famous Americans might have scored.
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Nov 14 2017
CRPE's new cross-city analysis examines the current state of public school choice in 18 American cities.
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Sep 20 2017
CRPE's new report identifies possible solutions to help districts adapt to the reality of enrollment decline.
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Jul 14 2017
In this Education Week commentary, Paul Hill discusses how moving to a four-day school week won't bring the savings districts need, and suggests alternative options.
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Jun 21 2017
Report suggests Denver and other cities should invest in the supply of high-quality schools in order to dramatically improve access for students most in need.
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Jun 12 2017
In this op-ed for U.S. News & World Report, Robin Lake explains how her views on vouchers have shifted.
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Aug 28 2018
Georgia Heyward discusses her research on the financial effects and student outcomes of the four-day school week.
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May 27 2017
Paul Hill is quoted is this Washington Post piece on the four-day school week in Oklahoma.
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May 18 2017
Robin Lake is quoted in this Chalkbeat Colorado article on Denver Public Schools' role as both an authorizer and operator.
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May 17 2017
CRPE research analyst Ashley Jochim is quoted in this Chalkbeat Tennessee article on school turnaround.
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May 17 2017
CRPE research director Betheny Gross is quoted in this Hechinger Report article on the challenges of studying personalized learning.
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May 10 2017
Robin Lake is interviewed in this Education Next podcast on school finance.
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Apr 29 2017
Robin Lake is quoted in this Houston Chronicle article on Superintendent Richard Carranza's plan to turnaround 32 schools across Houston.
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Apr 24 2017
Paul Hill is quoted in this Education Week article on a new study by the Oklahoma Department of Education on four-day school weeks.
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Apr 17 2017
CRPE director Robin Lake is quoted on how the portfolio strategy works in this Education Week piece on 21st century school districts.
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Apr 10 2017
CRPE's district-charter collaboration convening is cited in The Seventy-Four.
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Nov 1 2018
Today CRPE is excited to announce that two policy proposals, developed by CRPE experts to help close the nation's enrichment gap and help manage school facilities, were among 24 transformative ideas selected by Pathway 2 Tomorrow in a nationwide competition intended to shape a new agenda to improve public education.
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Nov 14 2017
CRPE's new cross-city analysis examines the current state of public school choice in 18 American cities.
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Sep 20 2017
CRPE's new report identifies possible solutions to help districts adapt to the reality of enrollment decline.
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Jun 21 2017
Report suggests Denver and other cities should invest in the supply of high-quality schools in order to dramatically improve access for students most in need.
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Mar 15 2017
New analysis finds that state chiefs need to use their powers strategically, to build coalitions and lead others to act urgently to improve outcomes for students.
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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.
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Nov 3 2016
Seattle, WA - States are looking to make the most of their new mandate under the Every Student Succeeds Act to intervene in the lowest-performing schools and districts. But research to date has provided little guidance on which strategies are best and under what conditions.
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Jun 16 2016
Seattle, WA – There’s ample incendiary debate over student discipline these days, with plenty of finger pointing aimed at “no excuses” charter schools that suspend or expel students at very high rates.
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Mar 16 2016
Robin Lake comments on UCLA's report Charter Schools, Civil Rights and School Discipline: A Comprehensive Review, arguing that the paper is more focused on polemics than productive research.
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Oct 27 2015
New national study details the operations and effects of online charter schools.
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Jan 25 2018
Paul Hill highlights Unlocking Potential: How Political Skill Can Maximize Superintendent Effectiveness in a blog for the School Superintendent Association.
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Dec 18 2017
Robin Lake recommends that the district and charter schools work together to curb the financial impacts of enrollment decline in L.A.
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Dec 18 2017
Do Americans today understand what it takes to keep a democracy? Take a self quiz, and see how famous Americans might have scored.
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Jul 14 2017
In this Education Week commentary, Paul Hill discusses how moving to a four-day school week won't bring the savings districts need, and suggests alternative options.
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Jun 12 2017
In this op-ed for U.S. News & World Report, Robin Lake explains how her views on vouchers have shifted.
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Jun 1 2017
Robin Lake and Paul Hill urge the new L.A. school board to avoid repeating mistakes of the past in this Los Angeles Daily News commentary.
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Mar 26 2017At Last, a Court Says Kids (Like Mine) With IEPs Deserve a Top Education. But More Fights Loom Ahead
In this Seventy-Four commentary, CRPE director Robin Lake writes about the implications for special education in light of the Supreme Court ruling in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District.
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Mar 14 2017
CRPE founder Paul Hill looks at what Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos could likely accomplish with the vouchers she's be able to fund in this Huffington Post piece.
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Mar 5 2017
CRPE director Robin Lake asks what a slowing charter school growth trend means for high-quality educational soltuions in The Seventy-Four.
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Feb 9 2017
CRPE founder Paul Hill and research analyst Ashley Jochim offer recommendations for Detroit's new locally-elected school board in this op-ed, published in The Detroit News.
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Apr 9 2014
Christine Campell testified at a Louisiana legislative hearing regarding a proposal to restructure the East Baton Rogue Parish School System.
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Jan 15 2013
This Associated Press article quotes Paul Hill's testimony in a Texas school finance trial.
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Dec 11 2012
StudentsFirst recaps Marguerite Roza's testimony on school funding, given at the Ohio House and Senate finance committees.
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Feb 24 2010
Robin Lake testified before the Committee on Education and Labor at a hearing about H.R. 4330, the All Students Achieving through Reform Act of 2009.