The answer, we believe, is to reinvent city school systems around principles of school autonomy, accountability for performance, and family choice. The Center employs at least one graduate research assistant each year depending on project workload and funding. Students are encouraged to drop by to meet with the director and staff to talk about potential employment opportunities, ideas for degree projects, and to make use of CRPE resources for school projects and job hunting.
CRPE staff works with many of the major education reform efforts in the region.
Paul Hill, the director, and Larry Pierce, a senior researcher, are also professors at the School. They teach classes and serve as degree project readers and advisors.