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CNN by Rene Marsh | As teacher shortages around the country persist, some states are lowering qualification requirements, which could ultimately exacerbate the issue. “When states respond to shortages by reducing standards rather than increasing salaries and improving working conditions... they get people in who are underprepared. Those people leave at two to three times the rate of those who have come in with preparation,” Linda Darling-Hammond said.
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Chalkbeat by Amy DiPierro and Corey Mitchell, Center for Public Integrity | Many districts are likely undercounting the number of students experiencing homelessness, which means these students are not receiving the essential services they are guaranteed under federal law. This article explores how students experiencing homelessness are undercounted and underserved and the financial costs associated with supporting them.
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K–12 Dive by Kara Arundel | Racial disparities in out-of-school suspensions have persisted over the years, and students with disabilities are suspended at higher rates than students without disabilities. This article highlights an LPI report focused on trends and disparities in exclusionary discipline practices.
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ASCD Connect | This ASCD Connect Podcast episode features Linda Darling-Hammond sharing innovative ideas to revitalize the teaching profession and solve deepening and persistent teacher shortages. “Nothing works in education well unless you have a stable, diverse set of well-prepared teachers who are able to enact it.”
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EdSource by John Fensterwald | A new California teaching credential for pre-kindergarten through third grade will require teacher candidates to show they are trained in how to teach reading. This article explores the implications of the new credential as well as the various sources to fill the thousands of vacant teaching positions.
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Forbes by Linda Darling-Hammond | If we genuinely want to ensure safer schools, we should follow the evidence about what works, rather than jeopardizing more lives with more guns where they clearly do not belong.
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EdWeek by Denisa R. Superville | Principal preparation and professional development programs have improved in recent decades, but principals still report a lack of access to critical training. “We did see a lot of changes in principal preparation over the last 10 or 15 years,” Linda Darling-Hammond told EdWeek. “That is part of the good news. And nationally, across the states, more principals [have access] to more of the key topics they should be learning about, in terms of how children grow and learn and how to organize a productive school environment.”
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Capital & Main by Laura Impellizzeri | Community schools have partnerships in place that allowed them to respond to the needs of students and families when the pandemic hit. This Capital & Main interview with Anna Maier explores the community school approach to advancing equity for students.
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WBUR On Point by Jonathan Chang and Meghna Chakrabarti | In this WBUR On Point radio interview, Linda Darling-Hammond explores the teacher shortage crisis at length and offers program and policy solutions for what can be done to recruit and retain more educators.
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ABC News by Nadine El-Bawab | The teacher shortage crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, has been driven primarily by low pay and poor working conditions. Desiree Carver-Thomas shares perspective with ABC News about declining teacher compensation over the years and also highlights California investments that are strengthening the teacher pipeline.
