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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Advancing Educational Equity for Underserved Youth

Jessica Cardichon

Linda Darling-Hammond

Feb 23 2017
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Strategic selection and use of performance indicators can illuminate disparities in our schools and focus attention and resources on rectifying long-standing inequities. This report explores how states can use a multiple-measure accountability system to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for underserved youth and begin to dismantle the school-to-prison-pipeline.

Topics The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Accountability and Improvement, Equitable Resources and Access, Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design
Brief

California Special Education Teacher Shortages Grow More Severe

Desiree Carver-Thomas

Linda Darling-Hammond

Feb 08 2017
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California schools have long struggled to find enough fully prepared special education teachers, but since the 2013-14 school year these shortages have skyrocketed. This research brief examines recent data on special education credentials and authorizations and documents an alarming rise in the number of underprepared teachers entering special education classrooms.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Equitable Resources and Access
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Addressing California’s Growing Teacher Shortage: 2017 Update

Desiree Carver-Thomas

Linda Darling-Hammond

Feb 08 2017
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California’s teacher shortage is worsening as demand continues to outpace the supply of new teachers. The shortage of special education, mathematics, and science teachers is especially severe, prompting an increase in the number of underprepared teachers. Low-income and minority students are disproportionately impacted by shortages, which threaten to undermine academic progress. This report details findings from LPI’s 2017 Update on California’s teacher shortage and offers policy recommendations to address this pressing problem.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Equitable Resources and Access
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California Teacher Workforce Trends Signal Worsening Shortages

Feb 08 2017
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In the past year, California’s teacher shortage has worsened as demand continues to grow and the supply of new teachers remains stagnant. This brief summarizes the findings of LPI’s 2017 update on the California teacher shortage and includes recommendations for state-level policies that would provide near-term solutions for strengthening the teacher pipeline.

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

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Closing the Opportunity Gap: How Positive Outlier Districts in California Are Pursuing Equitable Access to Deeper Learning

Sep 10 2019

This report examines the commonalities among seven diverse "positive outlier" school districts in which students are achieving at higher-than-predicted levels. The seven districts are among more than a hundred California school districts in which African American, Latino/a, and White students achieved at higher-than-predicted levels, controlling for their socioeconomic status.

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Preparing Teachers to Support Social and Emotional Learning

May 21 2019

Well-implemented programs designed to foster social and emotional learning (SEL) are associated with positive outcomes, ranging from better test scores and higher graduation rates to improved social behavior. This LPI study examines San Jose State University's successful teacher preparation program and a California school district's in-service program that incorporate SEL instruction in an effort to inform policymakers, practitioners, and teacher educators about the components of strong, SEL-focused teacher preparation and development systems.

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California’s Positive Outliers: Districts Beating the Odds

May 16 2019

LPI studied 156 California school districts of significant size in which students of color, as well as White students, consistently achieve at higher levels than students from similar racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds. What are these "positive outliers" doing to raise achievement and support students of all backgrounds?

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