LPI In the News

Nevada Independent by Jackie Valley | Nevada, like much of the U.S. is experiencing teacher shortages, and Nevada State College has plans to stop it. Daniel Espinoza, LPI Research and Policy Assistant, explains that long-term success likely hinges on an approach that blends better recruitment strategies on the front end with strong mentorship after graduation.

LPI Senior Fellow in Residence Jeannie Oakes and LPI Senior Research Fellow Henry Levin will be honored this Friday at AASA’s 2019 Horace Mann League awards. Oakes, who receives the Outstanding Public Educator award, is Presidential Professor Emeritus in Educational Equity at UCLA. Levin, who receives the Outstanding Friend of Public Education award, is Professor of Economics and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

National Conference of Education by Emily Gersema | At the American Association of School Administrator's national conference, Linda Darling-Hammond spoke to a room full of superintendents, education advocates and business leaders about the need for the U.S. to educate “the whole child." 

Chalkbeat by Sandra Fish | Community schools could become more common in Colorado with the passing of a Senate bill aimed at helping struggling schools get community support and extend their reach to turn themselves around. LPI Research Analyst and Policy Adviser, Anna Maier, shares findings from LPI's 2017 report examining 140 studies on community schools that determined such programs help students succeed academically.

On February 12, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of LPI President Linda Darling-Hammond to the California State Board of Education. In this statement, the LPI Board of Directors endorses the appointment and the governor’s commitment to ensuring education policy and practice are developed using rigorous research.

Education Week by Catherine Gewertz | More schools are becoming interested in using performance assessments —such as senior theses and portfolios—to produce a fuller picture of student learning. Gewertz higlights the work of LPI's Reimagining College Access Initiative to lower a key barrier to considering performance assessments in college admissions: colleges' software systems.

Education Dive by Linda Jacobson | Jacobson covers LPI's new report, “Untangling the Evidence on Preschool Effectiveness: Insights for Policymakers,” which seeks to clarify the research on impacts of early learning programs, especially those that are publicly funded.

City Club of Cleveland | "Most of learning should not be finding one answer out of five that might be right. That’s not life." On January 25, LPI President Linda Darling-Hammond presented at the City Club of Cleveland on the current state of today’s society and economy and the implications for redesigning public schools and systems.

NEA Today by Tim Walker | In surfacing the less well-known problem of mid-year teacher turnover, Walker highlights LPI research that found that more than 100,000 classrooms across the nation were staffed by underqualified instructors at the beginning of the 2017-18 school year.

CNBC Online by Jeff Daniels | California's housing affordability crisis has made it more difficult for school districts to attract and retain teachers. "The cost of housing is a key driver of whether teachers' compensation is going to be adequate to meet their needs," said Tara Kini, LPI Director of State Policy.