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To Meet the Needs of Complex Learners, School Systems Must Think More Boldly

Nov 5 2018
Robin Lake urges cities to leverage community assets, technology, and networks to improve services and supports for students with special needs.

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For Brandon: How One Family's Struggle Can Help Us Imagine an Education System That Does Better by Exceptional Children

Sep 5 2018
Travis Pillow highlights the need for a more agile, personalized public education system.

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In Washington State, New Choices for Students with Disabilities

Aug 23 2018
In our recent special education study, we found that Washington state’s charter schools are serving students with disab
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The Special-Education Graduation Conundrum

Mar 13 2018
Sivan Tuchman and Robin Lake explore differing special-education graduation rates in two states and call on education leaders to do more to prepare students with disabilities for college and life.

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Public School Choice, Any Way You Slice It

Dec 5 2017
Christine Campbell and Georgia Heyward show how school choice is creating new opportunities for families as well as challenges for cities.

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Disability Rights Advocates Are Fighting the Wrong Fight on School Choice

Aug 8 2017
Focus on policies that help families choose the right school for their children’s unique needs, write Robin Lake and Sivan Tuchman.

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Necessity, Not Nicety: What We’ve Learned About District-Charter Alliances

Jan 23 2017
The payoff of well-chosen cooperation is worth the effort for districts, charters, and families, writes Robin Lake.

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Six Unifying Education Policy Ideas for 2017

Jan 4 2017
Robin Lake rings in the new year with some ideas for making progress on education reform.

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Survey Says: Charter Authorizers Have Work to Do on Special Education

May 2 2016
Robin Lake responds to a recent NACSA survey on charter school special education oversight and suggests effective strategies.

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Lessons from the Trenches on Making School Choice Work

Aug 12 2015
Ashley Jochim presents evidence on whether offering school choice to families is an effective tool to promote educational equity in this guest blog for Brookings Brown Center Chalkboard.

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Special Education Governance in New Orleans

Mar 30 2015
New Orleans is the only U.S. city in which charter schools have succeeded in educating higher proportions of students with disabilities than traditional public schools. CRPE practitioner in residence Adam Hawf explains why.

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Time for Charters to Lead on Special Education

Mar 23 2015
Does the dogged pursuit of equity for all undermine successful efforts underway to help students? It doesn't have to, argues Robin Lake. Not only are charters well positioned to serve special needs students, yet retain their distinctive cultures, they have an obligation to try.

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What We Mean When We Talk About School Choice

Jan 29 2015
As National School Choice Week comes to a close, Christine Campbell reflects on the Portfolio Network meeting in Memphis on school choice and the fact that school choice can mean different things to different people.

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How Cities Can Help Parents Navigate Public School Choice

Dec 4 2014
Robin Lake details key takeaways from CRPE's new survey of how parents in eight "high-choice" cities choose schools for their children.

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Setting the Record Straight on Charter Schools and Achievement: A Reply to Francesca Lopez

Nov 3 2014
Julian Betts and Y. Emily Tang respond to a National Education Policy Center review of their report on charter schools and achievement.

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Shortsighted board action in L.A.

Feb 14 2014
Robin Lake questions the reasons behind the L.A. school board's decision not to renew two Aspire Public Schools charters.

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Charter Schools: Special Needs "Served Well Here" or "Need Not Apply"?

Oct 1 2013
Robin Lake explores the dynamics behind special education enrollment in charter schools and what the implications are for policy.

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CRPE Study Explores Special Education and Charter Schools

Jun 13 2013
CRPE has received funding from the Walton Family Foundation to study pressing research and policy issues around charter schools and special education.

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2012 Year in Review

Dec 31 2012
2012 was a productive year at CRPE...

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This report is the first step in developing an evidence base about how charter schools meet the needs of unique learners, how they can improve in this work, and what aspects of chartering as a governance model support or impede their ability to do so.

We convened leaders from cities around the country to explore ways that school districts can use the portfolio strategy to help cities improve education for students with disabilites—and ultimately for all students.