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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Leveraging Social and Emotional Learning to Support Adults in the Time of COVID-19

Justina Schlund

May 27 2020
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Adults—including teachers, principals, and family members—play important roles in supporting children’s social and emotional development. But to create the relationships and learning environments that promote students’ SEL, adults themselves need to feel empowered, supported, and valued. This is especially true in the post COVID-19 world, given the disruption to lives and routines caused by the pandemic.

Topics Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design
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Healthy Child Development Depends on Quality Child Care—And So Does the Economy

Hanna Melnick

May 21 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced childcare and preschool providers around the country to temporarily close their doors and financial burdens may force thousands of centers to shut down permanently. This could lead to the loss of as many as 450,000 child care slots, jeopardize efforts to reopen the economy, and undermine the development of our youngest learners.

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
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Leveraging Social and Emotional Learning to Support Students and Families in the Time of COVID-19

Justina Schlund,

Roger P. Weissberg

May 19 2020
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School systems have implemented a variety of practices to support students and families during the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting disruption to traditional schooling. These include developmentally appropriate strategies for understanding and regulating emotions and practicing self-care, guiding families on how to create supportive home environments, and fostering an overarching commitment to creating connectedness across physical distance.

Topics Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design
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Community-Based Learning in the Time of COVID-19

Karen Hunter Quartz ,

Marisa Saunders

May 14 2020
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Community schools create opportunities for engaged and rigorous learning rooted in the assets and needs of students, families, and the larger community. As COVID-19 forced schools to close and shift to distance learning, teachers at two Los Angeles community schools adapted and created community-based learning projects that address issues currently affecting students’ lives.

Topic Deeper Learning
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Using End-of-Year Assessments for Learning, Reflection, and Celebration

Monica Martinez

May 14 2020
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All students benefit from opportunities to reflect on their learning and work. Around the country, schools are adopting portfolios, showcases, and other forms of performance assessment to help students build essential metacognitive skills. Given the disruption caused by COVID-19, these strategies can also be an effective way to bring closure and add meaning to a tumultuous school year.

Topics Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
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What Will It Take to Stabilize Schools in the Time of COVID-19?

Michael Griffith

May 07 2020
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The pandemic and resulting school closures have made clear the essential role schools play in the lives of students, families, and communities. Besides their core role of advancing learning, they have fed millions of children and families, provided computers and connectivity to those without, and—in many cases—enabled child care for essential workers. Pandemic-related state budget cuts will make federal stimulus funds critical to ensuring that school systems can continue to fill these vital functions.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, Deeper Learning
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Remote Learning and Stone Soup

Chris Dede

May 06 2020
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Schools, districts, educators, and families are not equally empowered to switch to distance education in response to the pandemic. Educators, policymakers, and partners have taken on the essential work of bridging the technology gap, but tactical interventions alone are insufficient. Another challenge—and opportunity—brought on by the COVID-19 crisis is the need to shift to next-generation instructional models characterized by collaboration, student agency, and opportunities to learn in diverse settings.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Recession on Teaching Positions

Michael Griffith

Apr 30 2020
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Reductions in state revenue and corresponding cuts to state education budgets will mean significant cuts to teaching positions unless the federal government provides increased education funding to states. This blog explores the potential impact of state budget cuts on teaching positions. An accompanying interactive allows for a state-by-state analysis based on different funding scenarios.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, Educator Quality
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COVID-19 and School Funding: What to Expect and What You Can Do

Michael Griffith

Apr 22 2020
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How will state education funding be impacted by COVID-19 related declines in tax revenues? How can federal stimulus aid offset deep education cuts at the state level? This blog and related interactive explore the impact of the first stimulus package and scenarios for state budget cuts, and offers suggestions for education leaders facing challenging fiscal circumstances.

Topic Equitable Resources and Access
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Using Federal Stimulus Funds to Advance Equity and Opportunity

Jessica Cardichon

Apr 07 2020
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To make the most of federal funds through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, districts and states should invest in systems, structures, and supports that increase long-term capacity and produce immediate benefits for historically underserved students. Here are five evidence-based and equity-focused investments to support students and schools grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, Accountability and Improvement, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Early Childhood Learning

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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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Inequitable Opportunity to Learn: Student Access to Certified and Experienced Teachers

Feb 12 2020

Access to fully certified and experienced teachers matters for student outcomes and achievement, yet many states have hired uncertified and inexperienced teachers to fill gaps created by persistent teacher shortages. These teachers are disproportionately found in schools with high enrollments of students of color, according to LPI analysis of the most recent U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection, which has proposed cutting key data collection questions related to school funding and educator experience.

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Promising Models for Preparing a Diverse, High-Quality Early Childhood Workforce

Dec 10 2019

The first years of a child’s life provide a foundation for long-term health and well-being. As states consider policy proposals to update credential or degree requirements for early childhood educators, they can look to promising programs and state policies that recruit and prepare diverse cohorts of educators to teach in early childhood education programs. This report includes case studies of distinct approaches offering innovative, affordable pathways to preparation for diverse candidates.

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