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Michael Matsuda Transforming Schools Blog
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| As California schools face historic enrollment declines, one district is taking the opportunity to redesign its schools with a focus on evidence-based approaches, focusing on student voice, mental health, and career readiness.
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| Deep cuts to Medicaid, sparked by President Trump’s spending bill, will have devastating effects on K–12 students and create far-reaching consequences for families and communities.
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Solving Teacher Shortages: 2025 Update: Latest National Scan Shows Teacher Shortages Persist
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| LPI’s 2025 annual scan of teacher shortage data indicates that little has changed over the past year, with many schools continuing to face staffing challenges. However, with three years of data, there are some national patterns and state takeaways.
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| Each year, millions of students risk losing ground to the “summer slide”—a preventable drop in academic progress. But with the right policies, investments, and targeted practices, the summer can be turned from a setback into an opportunity.
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| States face uncertainty as $6.2 billion in K–12 federal funding remains unreleased. If the U.S. Department of Education doesn’t distribute these funds by July 1, state educational agencies will need plans to help mitigate disruption to essential programs.
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19th century illustration of math teacher and students in front of blackboard
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| U.S. students rank poorly in global math scores—outdated instruction is to blame. To prepare students for increasingly complex modern times, we must rethink how we teach math.
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Transforming Schools blog series: Educating In The AI Era
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| As AI reshapes the world, U.S. schools face an urgent reckoning: redesign outdated factory-era models of education.
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Solving Teacher Shortages: Insights From Four States
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| State leaders from California, Mississippi, New York, and Texas joined LPI to discuss their states’ approaches to tackling teacher workforce issues. Their experiences may offer lessons for other states seeking to use legislative actions and financial incentives to better prepare and retain educators.
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Money Matters blog: Lessons from NAEP, the Pandemic, and Recovery Efforts
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| Recent NAEP data reveal widening achievement gaps, especially for the lowest-performing students. What’s the path forward? Research makes it clear: well-targeted investments boost outcomes, narrow disparities, and support long-term success.
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A collage of a conventional classroom with children seated quietly and a group of students dynamically working with a teacher.
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| California has made significant progress in aligning K–12 education policies, but successful implementation of new standards, particularly in math and English language arts, requires sustained and comprehensive teacher professional development. To build instructional capacity at scale, investments in ongoing teacher training, digital tools, and embedded professional learning are needed.