Updates

Sean Gill shares takeaways from CRPE’s 15th Portfolio Network Meeting.

Robin Lake offers her key takeaways from CREDO's evaluation of school turnaround efforts in New Orleans, Nashville, and Memphis.

Increasingly complex school choice systems are spurring local organizations to offer hands-on support for low-income families.

Robin Lake worries that Denver Public Schools is wavering in its commitment to strong performance oversight and continuous improvement. 

Christine Campbell and Georgia Heyward show how school choice is creating new opportunities for families as well as challenges for cities.

Christine Campbell explains how partnership schools differ from charters, and why these new models could benefit districts, charters, and families.

Sean Gill writes about a promising new model for school improvement.

Mike DeArmond discusses how the theory of school choice works for families in the real world, drawing on a lively session from CRPE's February Portfolio meeting.

Jordan Posamentier discusses CRPE’s new analysis on how states are retooling their education accountability systems under ESSA.

Paul Hill and Ashley Jochim discuss ideas from their new paper, The Power of Persuasion: A Model of Effective Political Leadership by State Chiefs.

Robin Lake considers the reasons, and possible solutions, for the recent decline in charter growth.

The payoff of well-chosen cooperation is worth the effort for districts, charters, and families, writes Robin Lake.

Tune in to this discussion about the history of Baltimore's reforms, its successes and failures, and lessons for other districts.