Linda Darling-HammondMichael A. DiNapoli Jr.Tara KiniBarbara McKenna
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As we ring in 2023, educators are leaving the teaching profession in record numbers. Federal policymakers should take action with a focused and purposeful set of policies to strengthen the educator workforce.
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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.
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In AASA’s School Administration magazine, LPI’s Anna Maier explains what community schools are and how they build partnerships between community groups, families, and students. Examples from across the country show how superintendents and district staff can support networks of community schools as they work with educators and communities to reimagine schools.
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Performance assessments provide students with authentic ways to demonstrate learning, cultivate academic knowledge and 21st-century skills, and prepare for college-level work. School, district, and network leaders should use quality criteria to examine their performance-based assessment policies and structures to foster deeper learning for all students.
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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Examining five school districts committed to serving students experiencing homelessness, researchers explore how districts fund and staff their programs; how federal, local, and district policies can strengthen supports; and how districts identify and address the needs of this vulnerable student group.
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In this issue of ASCD's Educational Leadership magazine Linda Darling-Hammond explains how the current shortage of teachers is not new, but the result of decades of subpar working conditions, low compensation, and models of education that emphasize regulations and testing. She draws on examples from the United States and other countries to make recommendations for developing a well-prepared and well-supported education workforce in this country.
Melanie Leung-GagnéJennifer McCombsCaitlin ScottDaniel J. Losen
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Research shows that exclusionary discipline practices like suspensions and expulsions are ineffective at improving school safety and deterring infractions, may have a long-lasting negative impact on students, and disproportionately affect students based on their gender, race, school level, and disability status.
Ayana CampoliLinda Darling-HammondAnne PodolskyStephanie Levin
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Principal leadership can have a substantial influence on school conditions, teacher retention, and students’ learning. But how can principals learn to be good leaders? A study of California principals examines their professional learning experiences and sheds light on how high-quality, preservice and in-service principal learning can foster positive outcomes in schools.
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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.
