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Encouraging Social and Emotional Learning In the Context of New Accountability

Hanna Melnick

Channa Cook-Harvey

Linda Darling-Hammond

Apr 18 2017
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The Every Student Succeeds Act provides an important opportunity for states to broaden the definition of student success to include measures of students’ social-emotional, as well as academic, development. This brief describes how states might measure and promote social and emotional learning (SEL) in their accountability and continuous improvement plans.

Topics The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Accountability and Improvement, Deeper Learning
Blog

Op-Ed: Who Needs Charters When You Have Public Schools Like These?

David L. Kirp

Apr 01 2017
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The Union Public Schools district in Tulsa, Oklahoma shows what can be achieved when a public school system takes the time to invest in a culture of high expectations, recruit top-flight professionals, and develop ties between schools and the community. From kindergarten through high school students get a state-of-the-art science education in a district where more than one third of the students are Latino, many of them English language learners, and 70% receive free or reduced-price lunch.

Topics Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design, Equitable Resources and Access
Blog

Understanding Teacher Layoffs During Times of Teacher Shortages

Patrick M. Shields

Roberta Furger

Mar 23 2017
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Amidst news reports of teacher shortages throughout California, a small number of districts issued so-called March 15 notices to teachers, signaling a potential layoff in the next school year. How can we have layoffs in times of shortages? This blog, by LPI Executive Director Patrick Shields and Senior Writer Roberta Furger, puts the layoff news in perspective.

Topic Educator Quality
Blog

Trump’s “Skinny Budget” Would Put Educators’ Learning on a Starvation Diet

Linda Darling-Hammond

Mar 19 2017
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President Trump’s “skinny budget” proposal, calls for wide-ranging cuts in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), including the complete elimination of funding for Title II, Part A, the Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program. Eliminating this section of the law, which supports educator learning and development, undermines the ability of states and districts to achieve ESSA’s ambitious goals for our schools and students.

Topics Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access
Report

Developing and Measuring Higher Order Skills: Models for State Performance Assessment Systems

Linda Darling-Hammond

Mar 17 2017
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Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), state assessment systems must be designed to measure higher-order thinking skills and understanding. This report, published in partnership with the Council of Chief State Schools Officers (CCSSO), details how states can use performance assessments—including portfolios, projects, and extended-performance tasks—to assess what students know and are able to do.

Topics The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Accountability and Improvement, Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Report

Supporting Principals’ Learning: Key Features of Effective Programs

Leib Sutcher

Anne Podolsky

Danny Espinoza

Feb 27 2017
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Principals play a central role in creating schools in which students thrive academically and the teaching staff is strong, stable, and supported. This report analyzes the research on quality preparation and professional development programs for principals, highlighting examples of effective programs and providing guidance for policymakers.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Equitable Resources and Access
Brief

The Role of Principals in Addressing Teacher Shortages

Feb 27 2017
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Turnover accounts for 90% of the demand for new teachers, exacerbating shortages and undermining academic progress. This brief summarizes research on the important role that principals can play in reducing the steady churn of teachers and highlights actions states and districts can take to strengthen school leadership.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Equitable Resources and Access
Infographic

How High-Quality Principal Preparation and Development Pays Off for Students, Schools, and States

Feb 27 2017
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Financial investments in high-quality principal training yields substantial benefits in student achievement, as well as teacher quality and retention. States can invest in high-quality principals by using federal funds available under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for teacher and school leader development in addition to state funds. By supporting effective preparation and development programs, policymakers can increase the odds that students are in schools led by well-prepared principals.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention
Fact Sheet

Supporting Principals’ Learning: Key Features of Effective Programs

Leib Sutcher

Anne Podolsky

Danny Espinoza

Feb 27 2017
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Improving student achievement requires strong school leadership. Principals also play a critical role in addressing widespread teacher shortages by creating school environments that attract and retain competent teachers. This fact sheet summarizes key elements of high-quality and effective preparation and professional development programs designed to enable principals to improve student and school outcomes.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Equitable Resources and Access
Report

Next Generation Accountability: A Vision for School Improvement Under ESSA

Curt M. Adams

Timothy G. Ford

Patrick B. Forsyth

Jordan K. Ware

Jentre J. Olsen

John A. Lepine

Laura L.B. Barnes

Jam Khojasteh

Mwarumba Mwavita

Feb 23 2017
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What will it take for states to move from compliance-focused accountability systems to systems that enable a culture of continuous learning and improvement? In this report, the authors lay out a vision for next generation accountability systems designed to support the goal of college and career readiness for all students.

Topics The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Accountability and Improvement, Deeper Learning

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Report

The Tapestry of American Public Education: How Can We Create a System of Schools Worth Choosing for All?

Oct 25 2018

Often forgotten in the policy debates on school choice are fundamental questions of whether and how choice influences access to high-quality schools, and whether, in our diverse democracy that requires common ground, choices promote or undermine integration. This report reviews research on a variety of school choice strategies and examines how public school choices can be managed to ensure all students have excellent schools to choose from and are chosen by excellent schools.

Report

Educating the Whole Child: Improving School Climate to Support Student Success

Sep 07 2018

Each year in the United States, 46 million children are exposed to violence, crime, abuse, homelessness, or food insecurity—experiences that can affect attention, learning, and behavior. This report looks at neuroscience, science of learning, and child development research on whole child approaches to education that improve learning for all students, especially those living with trauma.

Report

Making ESSA’s Equity Promise Real: State Strategies to Close the Opportunity Gap

Sep 05 2018

Under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), in addition to the required indicators of schools performance, states can select indicators to measure schools’ efforts to support students and provide equitable opportunities or to identify places where additional investments need to be made to improve education and support underserved students. This report documents how states are taking advantage of this opportunity to address disparities, make schools more inclusive, and help all students succeed.

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