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Four Ways Schools Can Support the Whole Child

Lisa Flook

Sep 05 2019
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Both students' learning and their overall health and well-being are improved when schools adopt "whole child" supports and practices. Multi-disciplinary research identifies four main ingredients of school success that allow us to care for and nurture the potential in all children: a positive school climate, productive instructional strategies, social-emotional development, and individualized supports. In this post, LPI Senior Researcher Lisa Flook identifies the steps schools and school systems can take to foster students’ social and emotional well-being.

Topics Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design, Deeper Learning
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Advancing Equity and Excellence: Lessons From the Golden State

Roberta C. Furger

Aug 14 2019
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In 2013, California enacted far-reaching education reform. It included a bold, new approach to equitable funding, a more holistic vision of student and school success, and community engagement in decision-making. Although its size and scale put California in a league of its own, the lessons from this decade-plus effort to reimagine, enact, and implement a better system offer guidance for all those looking to make—or influence—education policy.

Topics Accountability and Improvement, Equitable Resources and Access
Brief

Investing for Student Success: Lessons from State School Finance Reforms

Linda Darling-Hammond

Aug 05 2019
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Equitable and empowering educational opportunities are increasingly important to the survival and success of individuals, economies, and societies, but today, U.S. public schools are the most inequitably funded of any in the industrialized world. Some states, however, have had some success addressing those inequities. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and North Carolina have substantially improved learning opportunities and there are lessons to be learned from their efforts.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development
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America's School Funding Struggle: How We're Robbing Our Future By Under-Investing In Our Children

Linda Darling-Hammond

Aug 05 2019
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In a commentary on school funding, Linda Darling-Hammond writes that investing wisely in education is increasingly important to the success of individuals, economies, and societies. Policymakers at the federal and state levels can play a role in ensuring schools receive equitable and adequate resources. In doing so, the country can close educational achievement gaps and increase the U.S. GDP, extending benefits to us all.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, Accountability and Improvement, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
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Positive Outliers: Understanding Extraordinary School Districts

Anne Podolsky

Jul 25 2019
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The report, California’s Positive Outliers: Districts Beating the Odds, provides insight into the California districts that are most successful at advancing the academic achievement of African American, Latino/a, and White students, as measured by standardized tests. Lead author Anne Podolsky discusses the study's key findings and their implications for local and state policymakers.

Topics Accountability and Improvement, Educator Quality
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Twitter Chat: Reducing Toxic Stress in Schools

Jul 25 2019
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Don't miss a Twitter chat on reducing toxic stress in schools on Thursday, July 25th at 10:00 AM (PT). We're partnering with the Center for Youth Wellness, Stress Health, America's Promise, Turnaround for Children, and others to get you the latest research and resources for combating students' toxic stress. Join the conversation at #CYWTownHall.

Topic Deeper Learning
Brief

Principal Turnover: Insights from Current Principals

Stephanie Levin,

Kathryn Bradley,

Caitlin Scott

Jul 18 2019
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High quality principals are essential to students' educational opportunities and outcomes, but principal turnover is an ongoing problem in the United States. A 2017 survey of public school principals found that approximately 18% had left their position since the previous year. In high poverty schools, the turnover rate was 21%. This brief includes insights, experiences, and expertise from school leaders on the challenges associated with being a school principal and strategies to address those challenges.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development
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Unintended Consequences of Testing

Jul 10 2019
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In this video, LPI President Linda Darling-Hammond explains why a focus on the whole child is essential in education. “Education has to evolve to meet the needs of the age that it’s in. Now we’re in a technological age—we need people to be able to work with knowledge that hasn’t been invented yet to solve problems that are much more complex and require critical thinking and problem solving at every turn.”

Topic Deeper Learning
Blog

Technology In The Classroom: The Question Is Not "If" But "How"

Linda Darling-Hammond

Jun 16 2019
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What is the place of technology in the classroom? Some would say it doesn't belong. But a number of states, including California, are investing in technology—and for good reason.

Topics Deeper Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
Brief

Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning

Linda Darling-Hammond,

Jeannie Oakes,

Steve Wojcikiewicz,

Maria E. Hyler,

Roneeta Guha,

Anne Podolsky,

Tara Kini,

Channa Cook-Harvey,

Charmaine Mercer,

Akeelah Harrell

Jun 10 2019
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Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning summarizes a recent book of the same name that describes the work of pioneering teacher education programs to prepare their graduates to create personalized, inquiry-based learning for all students. They provide examples for teachers, teacher educators, and policymakers interested in making preparation for deeper learning the standard for today's teachers. The programs are also profiled separately in individual briefs which provide more detail.

Topics Educator Quality, Deeper Learning

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Improving Education the New Mexico Way: An Evidence-Based Approach

Dec 01 2020

In New Mexico, children and young people who face barriers to school success from poverty and marginalization are the norm, not the exception. A year-long study from LPI is designed to provide New Mexico policymakers, stakeholders, leaders, and other interested parties a research perspective on the challenges facing education in the state and to identify evidence-based policies that could build a high-quality, equitable system.

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Sustainable Strategies for Funding Teacher Residencies: Lessons From California

Nov 12 2020

High-quality teacher residencies have the potential to address workforce challenges, including teacher shortages, underprepared educators, and, when adequately funded, workforce diversity. In 2018-19, California provided seed funding to jump-start or scale such programs. Recognizing that state funding may not always be reliable, programs are also working toward greater financial sustainability. This report examines the current state of teacher residencies in California and strategies these programs use to sustain funding, particularly in the wake of COVID-19.

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Elementary School Principals' Professional Learning: Current Status and Future Needs

Oct 27 2020

Research has found that high-quality professional learning opportunities for principals can build leadership capacity. This study reports on findings from a survey of elementary school principals on access to high-quality professional learning. The survey showed that, while most had access to professional development, far fewer were able to participate in authentic learning opportunities addressing deeper learning, student well-being, and equity.

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