Focus on Washington State

CRPE provides timely and useful research on schools and education policy in Washington State, including:

Analyses of Seattle Public Schools’ performance levels

Results of the first-year implementation of federal School Improvement Grants

The impact of seniority-based teachers layoffs on school improvement efforts

The lack of educational opportunity for low-income and minority students

Lessons from other states about creating high-quality charter schools

Related Research:

Washington Education Innovation Forum,

Innovation

This profile of Map Academy from CRPE and the Christensen Institute details the school’s practices that have proven successful, how they have adapted in the face of the pandemic, and how other school communities can begin to make their systems and structures more responsive to students’ needs and interests.