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.
Mike DeArmond and José Hernández profile Cleveland’s school transformation plan, launched five years ago, and find promising trends in its initiatives to improve school choice.
It’s common knowledge that school districts and charter schools rarely collaborate. At best, they are like oil and water and at worst, like cats and dogs.
States diverge considerably in their philosophy about the relationship between school districts and charter schools, and the difference seems to matter to local collaboration efforts.
CRPE's Sean Gill talks with the Florida Department of Education’s charter schools director about his thoughts on how the state's efforts to promote collaboration work is progressing.
Education Secretary John King called on charter schools to take the lead on rethinking school discipline. Here's how D.C. and New Orleans are doing that.
Robin Lake previews our forthcoming report on the efforts of two cities to apply creative and thoughtful discipline policies across charter and traditional public schools.
While the overuse of harsh discipline practices is an issue for both charter and traditional public schools, Sarah Yatsko writes that charters could take the lead on innovating fair and effective student discipline.
What are the "sleeper provisions" of ESSA that might encourage the further expansion of parental choice, at least if advocates seize the opportunity? Jordan Posamentier responds to Fordham's 2016 Wonk-a-Thon question.
Guest blogger Alex Medler writes that focusing more on how authorizers do their work rather than who gets to do the authorizing can be a win-win for both districts and charters.
The long game can’t just be about circumventing a broken system, writes Robin Lake. The real payoff is getting localities to adopt serious reform strategies.
New Orleans used the portfolio strategy to rebuild its school system after Hurricane Katrina. Jordan Posamentier explains why the strategy can better position districts to be resilient in the face of disasters.
Sarah Yatsko recently talked with two superintendents about an under-the-radar trend in district hiring practices: filling high-level central office positions with leaders from the charter sector.
Paul Hill argues that by asking the most effective charter high schools to backfill, they could begin to look like traditional comprehensive high schools.
Robin Lake disagrees with Paul Hill's views on backfill, arguing that recreating the old system is not inevitable if we are alert and follow the evidence.
