Publications
Our studies span governance, systems, and practice in public education. Through our reports we help make sense of complex trends and data, communicate new possibilities for system change, and provide guidance and thought leadership to support that change. We pride ourselves on our ability to see around the corner, reach across traditional party and sector lines, and craft solutions to problems few have anticipated. Explore our most recent publications below.
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How Schools Adapt during the Pandemic Can Reshape Adolescent Learning Experiences for Generations March, 2021 Betheny Gross, Georgia Heyward, Sarah McCann |
This brief, informed by interviews with school and system leaders in the New England region, suggests some efforts to reinvent schools before the pandemic have helped schools to navigate the current crisis. |
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Is it Safe to Reopen Schools? March, 2021 John Bailey |
This report examines the collective findings of more than 120 studies and considers their implications for current decisions on reopening schools. |
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The kids are (really) not alright: A synthesis of COVID-19 student surveys March, 2021 Lisa Chu, Robin Lake |
This brief from the Evidence Project synthesizes student surveys from the 2020–21 school year. |
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School Reopening Trends Offer Districts the Opportunity to Start Planning Beyond the Pandemic March, 2021 Betheny Gross, Alice Opalka, Padma Gundapaneni |
Our latest analysis of school district learning models from March 1 to March 13 finds that a clear majority—57 percent—of the nation’s school districts report offering full-time in-person learning. |
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How Are School Districts Addressing Student Social-Emotional Needs during the Pandemic? February, 2021 Michael DeArmond, Lisa Chu, Padma Gundapaneni |
In this brief, we look at how our nationally representative sample of 477 school districts attended to students' social-emotional learning and well-being in fall 2020. |
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"Public Education Will Never Be the Same": How COVID-19 Forced School District Leaders to Innovate on the Fly February, 2021 Robin Lake |
In this brief, we summarize themes from an American School District Panel survey on innovation during COVID-19. |
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State Accountability Systems in the COVID Era and Beyond February, 2021 Robin Lake, Maria Worthen |
This brief presents a set of ideas and themes to begin to inform challenges around testing and accountability during the pandemic. |
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Toward Understanding Unionization's Impact on Charter School Students February, 2021 Lesley Lavery, Sean Gill, Ashley Jochim |
In this brief, we set out to understand how unionization may or may not shape practices central to charter schools’ ability to serve students. |
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U-Turn: Surge of COVID Cases Reverses Reopening Progress in America's School Districts January, 2021 Betheny Gross, Alice Opalka, Padma Gundapaneni |
Our December review of a statistically representative sample of 477 districts found 31 percent are operating in fully remote learning—a larger percentage than at any other point during the fall semester. |
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How Is School Enrollment in Washington State Shifting during COVID-19? January, 2021 Sivan Tuchman, Georgia Heyward |
This brief examines shifts in Washington State's public school enrollment after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. |