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For decades, education researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders have advocated for a wide range of reforms to elementary school instruction. A new study of five urban school districts set out to determine how – and how well – those reforms are being implemented in the classroom.
Amid widespread funding struggles and a changing national workforce, education officials and stakeholders are seeking out reforms and radical new approaches to teacher retirement benefits.
On a special edition of Research Minutes, Drew University researcher and renowned education policy expert Patrick McGuinn speaks with CPRE Director Jonathan Supovitz about the 2018 midterm elections, and what they could mean for public education.
As states increasingly call for standards-based Pre-K programs, teachers and administrators often struggle to balance traditional child development practice with external standards and policies.
Despite a growing demand for post-secondary education in communities across the U.S., millions of residents currently live in what researchers call “higher education deserts,” areas where students have limited or no access to a public, broad-access four-year university.
For many years, new candidates for principal licensure have typically been assessed on their professional experience, education, and their performance on a written or online leadership exam. Recently, however, some states have begun exploring performance assessments for principal licensure.
Established in 2008 as a partnership between the City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Public Schools, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, The Pittsburgh Promise has since provided more than $120 million in college scholarships to eligible graduates of Pittsburgh’s public schools. But is it working?
Carrie Conaway, chief research and strategy officer for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, discusses her article on state-level research needs and provides tips for both researchers and policy makers hoping for more effective collaboration.
Thomas Alsbury, professor of educational leadership at Northwest University, explains the history of school boards in the United States and their role – and influence – in contemporary districts.
Rand Quinn, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, and Tina Cheuk, doctoral candidate at Stanford University, discuss their CPRE Policy Brief Public Attitudes Toward School Vouchers in the Trump Era.