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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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	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.
	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.
	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.
	"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.
	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.
	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.
	Student Supports, Professional Development, Operations and Finance at Proyecto Vimenti January, 2021 Robin Lake, Silene Vargas Díaz	Three papers document lessons about finance and operations, professional development, and student support from the first year and a half of Proyecto Vimenti, Puerto Rico's first public charter school.
	How Can Learning Management Systems be Used Effectively to Improve Student Engagement? January, 2021 Lynn Olson	This paper summarizes findings from a consensus panel on using data from learning management systems and software to help educators understand and improve student engagement during remote instruction.
	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.
	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.

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This report is part of a series that aims to provide a definitive account of the best available evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected America’s students.

This brief explores how eight rural Colorado school districts increased youth access to internship and dual enrollment opportunities in the 2020-21 school year.

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