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Across the nation, many are marking the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic that has kept us apart for the past 2.5 years. But in education, it’s clear we can’t return to the old normal.
David L. KirpMarjorie WechslerMadelyn GardnerTitilayo Tinubu Ali
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A deep dive into the strategies of three high-achieving school districts across the U.S., this book shows how an evidence-based approach of continuous improvement can boost graduation rates and close opportunity gaps.
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Early data suggest chronic absence has doubled nationwide. Sixteen million students—or one out of every three—are now missing so much school that they are at risk academically. Fortunately, research and experience offer effective strategies for addressing chronic absences.
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Early learning has the potential to support children’s learning and development prior to kindergarten. This study investigates the relationship between preschool quality in California and children’s learning and development. Children of almost all demographic groups enrolled in programs categorized as higher-tier showed more learning and development than those in lower-tier programs, though underserved children were less likely to attend the higher-tier programs.
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This letter from LPI to the U.S. Department of Education addresses the Department’s proposal to eliminate key questions from the biannual Civil Rights Data Collection. These data are gathered by the Department’s Office for Civil Rights and shed light on inequities in educational opportunities for students, providing valuable information for researchers, advocates, and policymakers.
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San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) supports teaching and learning in California’s second-largest school district. Nearly three quarters of SDUSD students are students of color, almost 60% of students are economically disadvantaged, and 24% are English learners. SDUSD has excelled at supporting the learning of all students, making it one of California’s “positive outlier” districts in which students performed better than predicted on California state tests from 2015 through 2017.
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Sanger Unified School District (USD) serves approximately 12,000 students in California’s Central Valley. Seventy-three percent are from low-income families, 70% are Latino/a, and 18% are English learners. By developing a culture of continuous improvement and an instructional regime of direct instruction, Sanger USD has become one of California’s “positive outlier” districts in which students performed better than predicted on California state tests from 2015 through 2017.
Taylor AllbrightJulie A. MarshEupha Jeanne DaramolaKate E. Kennedy
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Hawthorne School District (HSD) is a small district serving a working-class suburb of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Eighty-seven percent of students are from low-income families, 71% are Latino/a, and 21% are African American. HSD employs critical practices and policies to promote learning, making it one of California’s “positive outlier” districts in which students performed better than predicted on California state tests from 2015 through 2017.
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Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) educates approximately 72,200 students, 90% of whom are students of color, while 65% are from economically disadvantaged families and 15% are English learners. LBUSD employs critical practices and policies to promote learning, making it one of California’s “positive outlier” districts in which students performed better than predicted on California state tests from 2015 through 2017.
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Gridley Unified School District serves more than 2,000 students in a small rural town in California. The median annual household income in Gridley is just over 60% of the state average. Located in a close-knit community, Gridley Unified has created a culture of support to promote student learning, making it one of California’s “positive outlier” districts in which students performed better than predicted on California state tests from 2015 through 2017.
