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56吃瓜网 Bothell’s education center, Center for Reinventing Public Education, has pivoted their research focus to provide support and expertise in response to K-12 education affected by COVID-19 closures.

This page includes news stories referencing research completed by CRPE for July and August. 2020. 

August 2020

• , Time.com, Aug. 31, 2020
  About half of the country鈥檚 public school districts are planning on full in-person instruction, but 41% of the highest-poverty districts are beginning the year with entirely remote learning, according to an analysis by CRPE.
• 鈥�.鈥� Educationnext.org, Summer 2020
  This past spring, CRPE surveyed districts and charter schools nationwide, asking how they were running schools from a distance. How long did it take to transition to distance learning? Were they taking attendance?
• , Blogs.edweek.org, Aug. 31, 2020
  In fact, only 9 percent of urban districts chose to open for in-person instruction this fall, according to a report released in August by CRPE.
• , Lifesitenews.com, Aug. 31, 2020
  The University of Washington鈥檚 CRPE examined how 477 school districts nationwide have responded to the COVID-19 crisis.
• , Usatoday.com, Aug. 28, 2020
  Among urban districts, almost 80% will open remote-only, according to a new report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education, an education research organization in Washington.
• , Usnews.com, Aug. 27, 2020
  Students in rural areas are likely to return to a classroom, but big cities and high poverty communities are likely to be virtual. The new national snapshot of back-to-school comes from the Center for Reinventing Public Education, whose researchers analyzed school reopening plans for nearly 500 school districts across the country, including the majority of the country’s biggest school districts.
• , Districtadministration.com, Aug. 27, 2020
  Researchers at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a non-partisan research center, collected information from a nationally representative sample of 477 school districts between August 17 and 21, at which point most plans were considered finalized and many schools were already in session.
• , Report Finds, Blogs.edweek.org, Aug. 27, 2020
  School districts in urban areas and those that serve the most children in poverty are the most likely to be offering full-time remote instruction this fall, according to a report released Thursday by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a Seattle-based research organization. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.
• , The74million.org, Aug. 27, 2020
  Our latest review of reopening plans for 18 leading charter school organizations shows they are strengthening curriculum offerings and modifying schedules to better serve students. By analysts at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.
• ?, Edsurge.com, Aug. 25, 2020
  The K-12 education technology market is at an inflection point. References a report from the CRPE.
• , Gettingsmart.com, Aug. 24, 2020
  The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic forced the largest school closure in modern American history. Between March and June, nearly every district in the country shut down, forcing over 55 million students into remote learning. Since little research existed to guide schools as they shifted to this new instruction, the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) launched a study that tracked a nationally representative sample of 477 K-12 districts.
• , Aug. 24, 2020
  A disproportionate share of those who lack online access are Black, Hispanic, live in rural areas or come from low-income households, according to research by a coalition of education and civil rights organizations. 鈥淭here is real urgency to try to solve that problem this fall,鈥� said Robin Lake, director of CRPE.
• , Axios.com, Aug. 21, 2020
  About half of school districts across the country will return to school buildings in the fall 鈥� but the majority of the big-city school districts that also serve large numbers of at-risk students will be doing remote learning for the foreseeable future. There’s a stark divide in school reopening plans between urban and rural districts, according to an analysis by CRPE.
• , Educationdive.com, Aug. 20, 2020
  Not many schools, districts and states address challenges facing homeless students in their reopening plans, according to an analysis of 106 districts by CRPE.
• , Edsurge.com, Aug. 19, 2020
  This summer a group of education leaders, many from the world of charter schools and education reform, launched the nonprofit National Summer School Initiative, or NSSI for short. 鈥淚t鈥檚 only a five-week program and we know from our long work in school reform and educational change that we can鈥檛 expect to see enormous effects from such a short term impact,鈥� said Steven Wilson, a senior fellow at CRPE.
• , Chalkbeat.org, Aug. 19, 2020
  Students come to campus two days a week and study from home the rest of the week, working on materials independently or meeting with teachers and classmates by video. When CRPE surveyed a nationally representative sample of districts in late July, about 12% were planning to reopen with a hybrid model.
• , Gov1.com, Aug. 19, 2020
  CRPE has a free archived webinar through EdSource, To the Extent Feasible: Strategies for Success with Distance Learning.
• , Politico.com, Aug. 18, 2020
  In addition to safety measures, some unions are pressing for police-free schools, canceling rents and mortgages, and bans on new charter programs and standardized testing. Robin Lake, director of CRPE, said 鈥減arents rightly have given teachers and unions a lot of grace,鈥� especially during the 鈥渃haotic鈥� roll out of remote learning in the spring.
• , Princetoninfo.com, Aug. 19, 2020
  But finally, the moment you鈥檝e all been waiting for, Parents vs. Teachers Unions 2020! Robin Lake, Director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, feels that some students who have not attended school in months are getting lost, 鈥淚 feel like we are treating students like pawns in this game.鈥�
• , msn.com, Aug. 17, 2020
  The Guardian: In the most ambitious plan of its kind, Los Angeles Unified has announced plans to test its roughly 600,000 students and 75,000 employees as the nation鈥檚 second-largest school district prepares for the eventual return to in-person instruction. Data from CRPE, which has been compiling school districts鈥� plan for instruction, shows that most school districts are planning for a return to in-person instruction this fall, if only partially, and that most will offer remote learning for families who choose.
•  Seattletimes.com, Aug. 16, 2020
  It鈥檚 a prospect that was almost unimaginable just months ago: Hundreds of thousands of Washington children won鈥檛 return to school buildings this fall.  CRPE is referenced.
• , msn.com, Aug. 15, 2020
  THE HILL: Not long ago, most parents’ stress from the back-to-school season amounted to finding their school supply list and wading through the crowds to shop for students’ new clothes, backpacks, pencils and notebooks. During the transition to remote instruction caused by COVID-19, many distance learning programs fell flat. Two-thirds of districts did not expect teachers to give students meaningful instruction or feedback, according to CRPE.
• , Axios.com, Aug. 15, 2020
  Perhaps the most jarring reality of the COVID-19 pandemic for families has been the sudden and dramatic disruption to all levels of education. Some learning loss can be addressed with basic, tried-and-true strategies, said Robin Lake, director of CRPE.
• , Bostonglobe.com, Aug. 15, 2020
  The Center on Reinventing Public Education is referenced.
• , Businessinsider.com, Aug. 13, 2020
  A review of over 470 school districts conducted by CRPE found about 40% of districts plan for in-person learning and about 12% plan a hybrid model, while more than half of city school districts plan to teach only remotely at least for one grade level.
• , Wsj.com, Aug. 13, 2020
  Just days before some school districts in Florida are set to begin the new year, confusion reigns. A survey by the CRPE is referenced.
• , Inlander.com, Aug. 13, 2020
  Lanya McKittrick, a research analyst at CRPE, says she’s encouraged when she sees school districts, not just in Spokane but in larger systems like Sacramento City Unified School District, release similar plans that spell out what the day will look like, how attendance will be taken, what the family’s role will be.
• Cnsnews.com, Aug. 12, 2020
  A new Rasmussen poll finds that Americans are more critical of teachers鈥� unions today than they were when asked the same question last year. This puts a strain on parents who are trying to figure out how they鈥檙e going to go to work if their children are not in school. 鈥淚 feel like we are treating children as pawns in this game,鈥� Robin Lake, director of CRPE told The Wall Street Journal.
• , Dentonrc.com, Aug. 12, 2020
  Texas has chosen to abandon our local public schools, locally elected school boards, superintendents and our 5.4 million schoolchildren in favor of a 鈥渕y way or the highway鈥� single system directive by Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath. Look back to 2019 and CRPE report centered around the System of Great Schools (SGS) concept.
• Freemarketalternative.blogspot.com, Aug. 12, 2020
  CRPE found that the vast majority of school districts did not require any live teaching over video.
• , Fastcompany.com, Aug. 12, 2020
  To recover all the ground they lost during the pandemic, students are going to need more than technology. 鈥淭he remediation needs [over the] next year are going to be extraordinary,鈥� says Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education. The center is affiliated with the 56吃瓜网.
• , Blogs.edweek.org, Aug. 12, 2020
  The superintendent’s job is a tough one on a good day. But the pandemic has required them to make some impossible choices balancing school health, quality teaching, and constituencies like parents and teachers whose priorities frequently conflict. The Center on Reinventing Public Education found recently that only about 12 percent of the districts whose plans it examined were offering hybrid learning.
• , Educationnext.org, Summer, 2020
  The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the number of urban Catholic and other private schools that are closing amid financial pressure and dwindling enrollment. As the landscape rapidly shifted this spring, CRPE and the American Enterprise Institute were fast out of the gate with data collection and analysis.
• , Breitbart.com, Aug. 11, 2020
  Education media are reporting that most of the nation鈥檚 large public school districts have opted for a totally remote learning model this fall. CRPE observed school districts are facing an 鈥渦ncertain鈥� year ahead.
• , Cnn, Aug. 10, 2020
  CNN’s John King breaks down the latest coronavirus numbers as the nation decides how to send kids back to school. He discusses the issue with Prevent Epidemics Team Director, Dr. Cyrus Shahpar, and CRPE, Robin Lake.
• 鈥樷��, Politico.com, Aug. 10, 2020
  A recent analysis of 477 school districts by CRPE concluded nearly 40 percent of those systems plan a return to full in-person instruction, while another quarter of surveyed systems haven鈥檛 announced their plans.
• , washingtonpost.com, Aug. 9, 2020
  Research from CRPE is referenced.
• The74million.org, Aug. 9, 2020
  Robin Lake, director of CRPE, told Congress in May that without widespread efforts, many students 鈥渃ould go into academic death spirals.鈥�
• Nytimes.com, Aug. 7, 2020
  Education leaders spent months preparing to reopen classrooms. But with online learning set to continue for millions of students this fall, schools must catch up with reality. Research from CRPE is referenced.
• , Educationdive.com, Aug. 7, 2020
  As of the end of July, most districts plan to offer at least some form of in-person learning this fall. Data collected by CRPE suggests 40% of school districts have announced full in-person instruction this fall, while 51% will provide at least some in-person learning through a hybrid model.
• Educationdive, Aug. 6, 2020
  Data collected by CRPE suggests, as of the end of July, 40% of school districts that have announced reopening plans favor full in-person instruction this fall, and 51% of school districts with announced plans will provide in-person learning at least partially through a hybrid model.
• Thenewstribune.com, Aug. 6, 2020
  CRPE is referenced.
• , Romper.com, Aug. 6, 2020
  There is no 鈥渇irst day of school鈥� chalkboard big enough to capture the complexities of sending your kids to school 鈥� or keeping them home 鈥� during a global pandemic. So far, not many schools have released their plans for positive cases in schools according to Lanya McKittrick, Ph.D., a research analyst with CRPE.
• , Edutopia.org, Aug. 5, 2020
  CRPE analyzed seven national K-12 student surveys and identified key areas that teachers should be aware of, from students feeling concerned about falling behind to 鈥渄istractions, lack of motivation, and lack of social connections鈥� as major challenges to online learning.
• , Forbes.com, Aug. 4, 2020
  The coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed the educational experience for children, putting a bigger than ever emphasis on schools鈥� virtual teaching capabilities and e-learning resources. 鈥淪chools will need teachers, but they must be able to make tradeoffs, such as to pay for superior online courses,鈥� says Paul Hill, founder of CRPE.
• , Aug. 3, 2020
  After a troubled and uneven spring of distance learning, Los Angeles schools will reopen in two weeks with a major reboot for learning at home that includes a structured schedule, mandatory attendance-taking and more required online time with teachers and counselors, under a tentative agreement between the teachers union and the district. Compared with other school systems her research team has looked at, the L.A. plan provides 鈥渧ery little time for kids to feel connected and engaged in school,鈥� said Robin Lake, director of CRPE.
• , Aug. 3, 2020
  Remote learning is no longer an unprecedented mode of delivery for most schools across America. Analysis by Sarah McCann and Bree Dusseault of CRPE.
•  Aug. 3, 2020
  The Covid-19 pandemic has shown people some real flaws in our public education systems. Recent surveys by CRPE show that charter management organizations transitioned to distance learning faster and more thoroughly this spring than districts did, on average.

July 

• , summer 2020, 
  Numerous school districts are announcing plans to return to the online education they attempted last spring or to open their schools only with highly restrictive regulations on the teaching and learning experience. The CRPE reports the following results from a nationally representative survey of school districts in the United States: 鈥淛ust 1 in 3 districts has been expecting all teachers to deliver instruction.鈥�
• , July 31, 2020
  Teachers unions are threatening to strike if schools reopen, but they鈥檙e also pushing to limit online teaching. As Robin Lake, director of CRPE, said, 鈥淚 feel like we are treating kids as pawns in this game.鈥�
•  July 30, 2020
  Unions are threatening to strike if classrooms reopen, but are also pushing to limit live remote teaching. Their demands will shape pandemic education. CRPE is referenced.
•  July 29, 2020
  Minnesota public schools on Thursday will get much-anticipated guidance from state officials on what a return to class might look like during the coronavirus pandemic this fall. CRPE reviewed U.S. school reopening plans. 
• July 28, 2020
  鈥淭he Massachusetts Teachers Association secured a major concession to delay school another two weeks to give teachers time to 鈥減repare鈥� for school … That may work for wealthy families who can stay at the beach, or afford tutors, but what about the vast majority of families whose students lost ground this spring?” writes Forbes contributor Jeanne Allen. Robin Lake, director of CRPE is quoted.
• , July 28, 2020
  Some districts implemented a degree of project-based learning assessed through feedback during coronavirus shutdowns this spring 鈥� changes some experts say could remain after the pandemic wanes. According to a review of 30 districts鈥� 2020-21 reopening plans by CRPE, over half specified that students in remote learning will receive feedback on assignments. 
• , July 24, 2020
  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a document supporting a reopening of the nation’s schools this fall. Research by CRPE at 56吃瓜网 Bothell is referenced.
•  Houstonchronicle.com, July 24, 2020
  The 2020 calendar year has brought forth uncertainty and unprecedented circumstances that impact every aspect of life, particularly education. Only 1 in 3 districts required teachers to deliver instruction based on research from CRPE.
• , Abc11.com, July 24, 2020
  The CDC on Thursday added new information to its website on opening schools, but it did not appear to remove any of its earlier suggestions. A survey of 477 school districts by CRPE found that, “far too many schools are leaving learning to chance.”
• , Time.com, July 23, 2020
  For kids already in precarious situations, the result could be an irrevocable loss. 鈥淭ime is wasting for these kids. It really matters how quickly we catch them up,鈥� says Robin Lake, director of CRPE.
• , Theguardian.com, July 23, 2020
  Faced with the reality that many schools will be online-only this fall, families look for solutions 鈥� which could exacerbate inequality. The ways families select others to join their pod 鈥� which come down to similar neighborhoods, incomes or ability levels 鈥� has the potential to reinforce existing inequalities, said Robin Lake, the director of CRPE.
• , Reason.com, July 17, 2020
  A new survey finds parents are substantially more satisfied with private and charter schools鈥� responses to the pandemic than they were with those of traditional public schools. A recent report by CRPE found that only 1 in 3 school districts examined required teachers to deliver instruction during the lockdown, and less than half of all districts expected teachers to take attendance or check in with students regularly.
• , Usatoday.com, July 17, 2020
  Even as they recommended working to reopen schools in-person, the nation’s science academies warned: “It is likely that someone in the school community will contract COVID-19.” USA TODAY’s findings matched the conclusions of CRPE, that’s been reviewing plans.
• , Nbcwashington.com, July 16, 2020
  This week, school districts across D.C., Maryland and Virginia committed to plans for the coming school year with a variety of online and in-person options. After a national review of remote learning, CRPE issued a report stating too many schools were leaving learning to chance during the pandemic.
• Washingtonpost.com, July 16, 2020
  Trump and DeVos鈥檚 demands have prompted predictable knee-jerk reactions from Democrats, resulting in black-and-white discussions that should instead be had in shades of gray. 鈥淚t didn鈥檛 have to be this way,鈥� Robin Lake, director of CRPE, an education research group, told me.
• , Usatoday.com, July 16, 2020
  Some instruction should be live, with consistent teachers and a consistent schedule. “There is some evidence that synchronous instruction is important,” said Robin Lake, director of CRPE, which has been following how schools respond to the pandemic.
• , Factcheck.org, July 15, 2020
  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos used an outdated figure in claiming only 10% of school districts had 鈥減rovided any kind of real curriculum and instruction program鈥� after the coronavirus pandemic caused schools to shut down this spring. That was the case for 82 districts in late March, but by late April, 56% were doing so. In late May, the figure was 67%. Those figures, from CRPE, reflect the percentage of the 82 districts that provided formal curriculum and instruction.
• , Usatoday.com, July 13, 2020
  Reopening classes amid coronavirus should not be one size fits all: Our view. Only about a quarter of rural school systems and small-town districts expected teachers to provide instruction, according to CRPE.
• , Fall 2020
  A consensus is growing among health officials that American schools, virtually all of which closed their doors this March, will be able to reopen in the fall. CRPE reports that, as of June 3, 61 school districts out of a nonrepresentative sample of 100 planned to offer summer school to at least some grade levels, 5 were not offering summer school, and 34 had yet to announce their plans.
• , July 13, 2020
  Tracking student attendance under remote learning this spring was complicated and oftentimes ad hoc, a messy process that could continue to be a big problem if schools return to full-time virtual learning anytime this school year or do some combination of in-person and online education. And, according to a survey of more than 450 school districts across the country released in June by CRPE, 鈥渙nly half of districts nationally expect teachers to track their students鈥� engagement in learning through either attendance tracking or one-on-one check-ins.
• , July 13, 2020
  Schools, for example, found the transition particularly difficult. Though there were notable successes, problems were rampant, according to reports. By June, as the normal school year was ending, the extent of the collapse had been well documented by Betheny Gross and Alice Opalka at CRPE.
• , July 12, 2020
  In the future, public education needs a funding system built to accommodate a diversity of need and allow quick responses to changes in the balance of in-person and distance learning. The new system needs to support individual children鈥檚 education, not a fixed set of buildings or employees. By Paul Hill, founder of CRPE.
• , July 11, 2020
  This spring, education across the nation looked very different from normal. Schools and districts made a rapid shift to remote learning with little advance planning and limited state or federal support. By Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, which is affiliation with the 56吃瓜网.
• 鈥� July 10, 2020
  School districts across the U.S. face a common challenge as President Donald Trump pushes them to re-open in the fall: Students won鈥檛 have a typical classroom day. Many school districts didn鈥檛 rise to the challenge of offering quality online learning in the spring, Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a nonpartisan research center, said. 
• July 9, 2020
  NEWARK, NJ 鈥� A recently released report has found that out of 50 cities studied, Newark is a national leader in schools that help students outperform statistical predictions based on their racial CRPE to catalog the year-end remote learning practices of during COVID-19.
• , July 9, 2020
  The President practically snarled as he made the accusation. 鈥淭hey think it鈥檚 going to be good for them politically, so they keep the schools closed,鈥� Donald Trump said in the East Room of the White House on July 7, referring to Democratic governors. 鈥淧arents feel very sympathetic toward what school districts and teachers are dealing with,鈥� says Robin Lake, director of CRPE.
• Summer 2020
  With almost no warning this spring, America鈥檚 schools closed, and more than 56 million children became part of a giant remote-learning trial. Robin Lake, director of CRPE, has been studying which schools coped well during the pandemic, and which lagged.
• July 9, 2020
  Schools in Newark, Boston and Pittsburgh are the most successful at helping students outperform their academic peers, according to new research into K-12 education in the nation鈥檚 largest cities. The concept originally derives from a 2015 report released by CRPE.
• , July 8, 2020
  The federal government is ramping up coronavirus testing in Louisiana, Texas and Florida, three states seeing a surge in covid-19 infections, as health officials attempt to get a firm grasp on how the fast-moving pandemic is evolving. “The reality is that they have to map out several scenarios for the fall with the real possibility that they don’t know what the scenario will be on the first day of school,” said Betheny Gross, associate director of CRPE, which has been tracking districts’ responses to the coronavirus shutdown.
• , July 7, 2020
  President Donald Trump has made his position clear: 鈥淪CHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL!!!鈥� he tweeted Monday. 鈥淭he reality is that they have to map out several scenarios for the fall with the real possibility that they don鈥檛 know what the scenario will be on the first day of school,鈥� said Bethany Gross, associate director of CRPE, which has been tracking districts鈥� responses to the coronavirus shutdown.
•  July 6, 2020
  One of the largest public school systems in the U.S. has come forward with a reopening plan for the coming school year despite uncertainty about the coronavirus. Robin Lake, director of the Center for Reinventing Public Education, told Here & Now when school starts in the fall, the average student may be one full year behind in math.
•  July 4, 2020
  The CDC issued additional guidance this week on safely reopening schools, with infections spiking in the South and West. A review of 100 districts by CRPE found that most are in the planning process, shooting for an early July release of their reopening plans.
• , July 2, 2020
  A report released Wednesday by assessment experts and education researchers suggests high-quality assessments could be an essential tool to identify learning loss and lead to effective intervention. Representatives on the panel that contributed to the report, released by the Center on Reinventing Public Education, identified seven strategies to make assessments impactful.
• July 2, 2020
  The Collaborative for Student Success and CRPE announced they’re joining to provide expert analysis of school reopening plans across the country.
• Fall 2020, July 1, 2020.
  Forum: Did America鈥檚 Schools Rise to the Coronavirus Challenge? At the end of April, Robin Lake of CRPE wrote in The 74 that there is 鈥渘o plan to prevent what could be long-lasting academic casualties, particularly among economically disadvantaged children of color in large urban districts unprepared to provide rigorous and effective remote learning.鈥�
• Fall 2020, July 1, 2020
  Forum: Did America鈥檚 Schools Rise to the Coronavirus Challenge? CRPE reported on May 15, two months after widespread school closures went into effect, that 27 of the 82 school districts it tracked did not 鈥渟et consistent expectations for teachers to provide meaningful remote instruction.鈥�