Governance and Policy
A Growing Renaissance in Early Childhood Data Use
Stakeholders Discuss ECDataWorks journey at SXSW EDU
CPRE's ECDataWorks project (University of Pennsylvania) was listed among the best initiatives at this year's SXSW EDU dedicated to the investment of early childhood learning.
February 2018 News from the CPRE community
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April 2018 News from the CPRE community
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California's Coherent Education System: Reflections from Michael Kirst
California's Coherent Education System: Reflections from Michael Kirst
Jason Grissom: Predicting and Preventing Principal Turnover
Jason Grissom: Predicting and Preventing Principal Turnover
While research suggests that principal turnover can have a negative effect on schools, students, and faculty, few studies have sought to identify how - and why - school leaders ultimately walk away.
Eric Thomas: The Whole Student: Georgia's Unique Approach to Turnaround
Eric Thomas: The Whole Student: Georgia's Unique Approach to Turnaround
In an effort to improve performance in dozens of the state's most challenged schools, Georgia lawmakers took the unprecedented step in late 2017 of appointing the state's first Chief Turnaround Officer.
Carrie Conaway: What Research Do State Education Agencies Need?
Carrie Conaway: What Research Do State Education Agencies Need?
As states craft evidence-based education policies in compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act, State Education Agencies (SEAs) are responding to a growing demand for quality research. For many, State Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDSs) provide a wealth of reliable data on key student indicators. But according to some state officials, SLDs also have their limits.
Douglas D. Ready
Douglas D. Ready is the director of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education at CPRE's Teachers College, Columbia University branch (CPRE-TC). As part of the Leadership & Management Committee, Ready overseees and directs all research projects and teams at CPRE-TC. At Teachers College, Douglas Ready is an Associate Professor of Education and Public Policy.
(2016) Reading Recovery: An Evaluation of the Four-Year i3 Scale-Up
CPRE released its evaluation of one of the most ambitious and well-documented expansions of a U.S. instructional curriculum. The rigorous independent evaluation of the Investing in Innovation (i3) scale-up of Reading Recovery, a literacy intervention for struggling first graders, was a collaboration between CPRE and the Center for Research on Education and Social Policy (CRESP) at the University of Delaware.
