OUR MISSION
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Understanding pandemic-related issues facing school systems and how these may impact the unique circumstances and challenges faced by military-connected students transitioning schools during the pandemic, revising existing tools and creating new tools to help military families, and designing and guest delivering MCEC-hosted webinars to provide information and support to families and educators.
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Determining the efficacy of the Purple Star School (PSS) program (in the eight states that have developed one) and its impact on military families and students to include exploring how each program was initiated and is administered, which requirements have the most significant impact, and recommendations on how to scale the PSS program nationally to all the remaining states.
Each of these studies will continue the MCEC and CPRL efforts to not only provide valuable insight but also produce actionable items enabling parents and educators to better serve military-connected children.
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The mission of the Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia Law School is to revitalize public education while reinventing professional education. CPRL conducts rigorous coursework, skills training, and research and consulting projects to ready talented graduate students for challenging twenty-first century careers enhancing the education sector’s capacity to improve the outcomes and life chances of all children.
Amanda Cahn, deputy director, strategy and operations, has spent her career working within and supporting school systems. She leads CPRL’s operations and student supports, project development, and external affairs, and she supports the executive director on CPRL’s strategy. Amanda’s prior roles include the founding COO for Public Square Partnership and deputy chief portfolio officer at the NYC Department of Education, helping to lead New York City’s nationally renowned portfolio and school choice strategy. Amanda began her career as a high school English teacher. She earned her BA in English, economics, and managerial studies from Rice University, her M. Ed. in secondary education from University of Phoenix, and an MBA in social enterprise from Columbia University.
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