Learning in the Time of COVID-19

This blog series explores evidence-based and equity-focused strategies and investments to address the current crisis and build long-term systems capacity.

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Closing the Digital Divide: The Critical Role of the Federal Government

Adam K. Edgerton

Peter W. Cookson, Jr.

Nov 10 2020
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In 2020, internet connectivity and adequate devices are a necessity, not a luxury. And the cost of providing our young people with these necessities is well within our reach. Federal investments are critical to ensuring all students have the high-speed broadband and technological devices they need to access instruction and support. This includes making sure that any technology provided is accessible for English learners and for students with disabilities.

Topic Equitable Resources and Access
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District Support Is Key to Principal Success

Stephanie Levin

Oct 27 2020
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Districts play an essential role in the success of school principals, including by fostering a collaborative culture and ensuring that site leaders have needed resources and supports. These structures and practices are important all the time, and have become even more critical during the pandemic. This blog explores how the systems and practices set up by the San Diego Unified School District are supporting principals during the COVID-19 crisis.

Topic Educator Quality
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A World of Hardship: Deep Poverty and the Struggle for Educational Equity

Peter W. Cookson, Jr.

Oct 06 2020
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More than 5 million children in the United States live in deep poverty, including nearly 1 in 5 Black children under the age of 5. These numbers will no doubt grow, given the explosion of the health and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, more than ever, school systems need a more robust, reliable, and valid measure of students experiencing deep poverty in order to align services and supports with student need.

Topic Equitable Resources and Access
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Home-School Partnerships Key to Supporting Students With Disabilities

Naomi Ondrasek

Sep 28 2020
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Pandemic-related school closures have underscored the essential role that home-school partnerships play in supporting the needs and ongoing development of students. This is particularly true for students with disabilities, whose educational plans can include the provision and coordination of multiple services. Teachers and school district staff share how they are strengthening communication with families and tapping new tools and resources to support students with disabilities.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, Deeper Learning
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COVID-19 and State Education Budgets: The Story Behind the Numbers

Michael Griffith

William Berry

Sep 24 2020
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Cuts to school budgets as a result of the added costs and reduced revenue since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have not yet been as severe as originally predicted, but the evidence indicates that much more severe challenges lie ahead. This blog explains how COVID-19 has affected state education budgets—and explores the implications for public education funding this year and into the future.

Topic Equitable Resources and Access
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Reinventing School in the COVID Era and Beyond

Linda Darling-Hammond

Abby Schachner

Adam K. Edgerton

Sep 15 2020
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The pandemic has forced policymakers and educators to rethink and retool in order to ensure continued student learning, despite school closures. The crisis of COVID-19 also creates an opportunity to build long-term capacity and enact new policies and practices to advance more equitable and student-centered school systems. This blog provides an overview of a comprehensive framework for restarting and reinventing school.

Topics Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design, Equitable Resources and Access, Educator Quality
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Educator Preparation During COVID-19: Lessons Learned for Fall

Maria E. Hyler

Sep 01 2020
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As U.S. schools closed their doors this past spring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a little-considered effect was the impact of school closures on the preparation of the next generation of educators. Leaders of educator preparation programs affiliated with EdPrepLab share how they have adapted to the changing landscape. The crisis has created opportunities for programs to innovate, while maintaining high standards and a commitment to equity.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
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Beyond the Bell: The Power of Authentic Learning

Aug 18 2020
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COVID-19 hasn’t stopped teachers and students from engaging in powerful teaching and learning. As schools shifted to distance learning in the closing months of the 2019–20 school year, course adaptions created opportunities for students to make new discoveries about themselves and topics of interest. Through authentic projects and presentations of learning, students have demonstrated that they remain hungry for and capable of doing rigorous, meaningful work.

Topics Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, Deeper Learning
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Supporting a Restorative Opening of U.S. Schools

Jennifer DePaoli

Laura E. Hernández

Linda Darling-Hammond

Aug 05 2020
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As school and district leaders prepare to start school—whether in person or virtually—their work should be grounded in two essential questions: How can we address the acute needs of young people, who continue to grapple with the dual impacts of COVID 19 and systemic racism? And, how can we use this crisis as an opportunity to transform schools into nurturing communities that are committed to equity, diversity, and antiracism?

Topics Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design
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Connecting While Disconnected: Nurturing the Relationship Between Culture, Land, and Learners

Jul 28 2020
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Educators with the Hawaiian-focused charter schools have adapted their practices, grounded in Hawaiian culture and students’ relationship and responsibility to natural environments, to the constraints brought on by COVID-19. While nothing can replace the ocean voyages, agricultural work, and community service activities that are central elements of their “typical” school year, staff have developed new virtual ʻāina-based (land-based) activities and assessments to respond to the new reality of distance learning.

Topics Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment

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Measuring Student Socioeconomic Status: Toward a Comprehensive Approach

Jun 25 2020

Student poverty was a concern in the U.S. even before the COVID-19 pandemic, when 1 in 5 children already lived in low-income families. This study evaluates the shortcomings of commonly used child poverty measures, including the Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program, and proposes alternatives.

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Supporting a Strong, Stable Principal Workforce: What Matters and What Can Be Done

May 14 2020

With nearly 1 in 5 principals leaving their schools each year, turnover is high and concerning. A new report and brief by LPI and the National Association of Secondary School Principals look at the causes, impacts, and strategies for principal retention.

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California’s Special Education Teacher Shortage

Feb 18 2020

A severe special education teacher shortage threatens the ability to improve outcomes for students with disabilities, who often have the greatest needs but receive the least expert teachers. LPI researchers review the factors contributing to special education teacher turnover and provide evidence-based policy strategies aimed at resolving the shortage.

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