The The Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia University strives to revitalize public school systems while reinventing professional education. CPRL conducts high-impact research and consulting projects for our clients in the education sector and provides rigorous coursework, skills training, and real world experiential learning for our graduate students who attend programs at Columbia University and across the country.

Since its founding in 2011, CPRL has provided research and consulting support to state agencies, school districts, charter school organizations, foundations, and advocacy groups, completing 200 projects and counting. More than two-thirds of CPRL's 500-plus alumni work in education and other public-sector leadership and management roles.

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Publications from 2023

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Article: Family Moves and the Future of Public Education, Elizabeth Chu, James S. Liebman, Madeleine Sims, and Tim Wang

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Report: Connecticut Educator Insights on Building a More Effective, Diverse Educator Workforce, Madeleine Sims, Elizabeth Chu, Scheherazade Salimi, Delaney Lawson, Zoe Mitrofanis, Ivy Moore, and Julia Skwarczyński

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Report: Staying the Course: Toward Strong HQIM Implementation in Delaware, Grace McCarty, Molly Gurny, Michelle Cao, Alison Drileck, Mahima Golani, Robert McCarthy, Krista Morales, and Nathan Small

Publications from 2022

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Report: Curriculum-Based Professional Learning: The State of the Field, Elizabeth Chu, Grace McCarty, Molly Gurny, Naureen Madhani, Mahima Golani, and Joanna Pisacone

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Report: From Acorn to Seedling: Developing the Great Oaks Fellowship Program, Kimberly Austin and Sangeetha Ramanathan

Publications from 2021

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Document: Hacer que la Educación Funcione: Una Guía Familiar para Ayudar a su Hijo en la Educación Híbrida y a Distancia (Making Learning Work: A Family Guide to Supporting Your Child in Hybrid and Remote Learning), Center for Public Research and Leadership

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Document: Leading Through Learning: Using Evolutionary Learning to Develop, Implement, and Improve Strategic Initiatives, Kimberly Austin, Amanda Cahn, Elizabeth Chu, Andrea Clay, and James S. Liebman

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Document: Making Learning Work: A Family Guide to Supporting Your Child in Hybrid and Remote Learning, Center for Public Research and Leadership

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Report: About Time: Master Scheduling and Equity, Andrea Clay, Elizabeth Chu, Audrey Altieri, Yvette Deane, Alex Lis-Perlis, Armando Lizarraga, Lauren Monz, Jalil Muhammad, Denise Recinos, Julia Alexandra Tache, and Margo Wolters

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Report: Forward Together: Building a Field that Works for Families, Center for Public Research and Leadership

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Report: Fundamental 4: Pandemic Learning Reveals the Value of High-Quality Instructional Materials to Educator-Family-Student Partnerships, Elizabeth Chu, Andrea Clay, and Grace McCarty

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Report: RISE to Thrive: A Vision for a Transformed and Equitable Education System, Center for Public Research and Leadership

Publications from 2020

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Document: A Family Guide to Distance Learning, Center for Public Research and Leadership

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Report: A Study of the Purple Star School Designation Program: Summary Report, Center for Public Research and Leadership and Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC)

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Report: Managing for Change: Achieving Systemic Reform Through the Effective Implementation of Networks for School Improvement, Ayeola Kinlaw, Meghan Snyder, Elizabeth Chu, Matty Lau, Shurin (Susan) Lee, and Pavithra Nagarajan

Publications from 2019

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Document: Mitigating the Impact of School Mobility: An Effective Practices Model and Guide for Educators, Elizabeth Daniel and Meghan Snyder

Publications from 2018

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Report: Newark Enrolls: A Principled Approach to Public School Choice, Kimberly Austin, Lucero Batista, Mahua Bisht, Andrew Karas, Jesse Margolis, and Andy Sonnesyn

Publications from 2017

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Report: Re-Envisioning Professional Education, Kimberly Austin, Elizabeth Chu, and James S. Liebman

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Report: The Challenges of Supporting Highly Mobile, Military-ConnectedChildren in School Transitions, Center for Public Research and Leadership and Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC)