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 As school districts locally and across the country struggle with serious budget shortfalls, teacher layoffs have become commonplace, CPRE senior researcher Richard Ingersoll explains the roots of the seniority system and why it is such a hot-button issue when it comes to education policy and reform.

 


Webinar | Distributed Leadership: From Theory to Practice 

 CPRE co-director Jonathan Supovitz describes how distributed leadership was converted into practice in a Philadelphia school reform.  This presentation was facilitated by Magnet Schools of America. (Note, skip to time 5:00 for beginning of presentation.)


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In this American Enterprise Public Policy Research paper, researcher Patrick McGuinn of Drew University explores how the multi-state Common Core initiative can be governed in the long term, a crucial question that has been paid little attention in the midst of CC implementation and assessment debates.

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In this article, CPRE researcher Heather C. Hill and Pam Grossman discuss the current focus on using teacher observation instruments as part of new teacher evaluation systems being considered and implemented by states and districts. They argue that if these teacher observation instruments are to achieve the goal of supporting teachers in improving instructional practice, they must be subject-specific, involve content experts in the process of observation, and provide information that is both accurate and useful for teachers. 
Journal Article | New York City's Children First Networks: turning accountability on its head
 In this paper, authors CPRE researcher Priscilla Wohlstetter, Joanna Smith, and Andrew Gallagher report findings from an exploratory study of New York's Children First Networks. They look at the structures of networks through the lens of organizational learning.
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