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Keeping Up in the Classroom

Aug 06 2020
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NBC Bay Area | On this segment of "Keeping up in the Classroom," Linda Darling-Hammond discusses California's plans for restarting school and the importance of keeping students engaged in distance learning and attending to their social and emotional needs. "[Teachers] are going to start the year figuring out how to build that community, how to find out what kids need, and make sure they're getting that mental health support and social and emotional support they need right alongside the academics."
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The Urgency of Reopening Schools Safely

Linda Darling-Hammond

Jul 21 2020
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Forbes by Linda Darling-Hammond | The decision of when and how to reopen schools is one of the most critical of our times. To do so effectively, we would do well to look at what has worked—and what has not—around the world. Adequate federal funding is also necessary for the additional staff and equipment needed to make schools safe.

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How Districts, States Can Survive the COVID-19 Recession

Jun 02 2020
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Education Week by Daarel Burnette II | Michael Griffith, Linda Darling-Hammond, and other education experts offer their perspectives on how COVID-19 will impact school funding. Griffith draws comparisons between the current COVID-19 crisis and the Great Recession of 2008, and Darling-Hammond presents the current recession as an opportunity to overhaul school funding formulas.
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'Going to See Massive Cuts': Without More Coronavirus Relief, Schools Slash Budgets, Prep Layoffs

May 28 2020
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USA Today by Erin Richards | Michael Griffith discusses his analyses of the impact of COVID-19 on state education budgets. "Without additional federal dollars, we’re going to see pretty massive cuts," Griffith warned. Such cuts could result in "two to three times [the] loss in teaching positions" that we saw during the Great Recession.
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America’s Fragile Child-Care System Reported at Risk of Collapse in COVID-19 Crisis

May 27 2020
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Washington Post by Valerie Strauss | This Answer Sheet column highlights the potential impact of COVID-19 on child-care in the United States, quoting an LPI blog written by Hanna Melnick about the importance of child-care for reopening the economy in the short term and for promoting healthy child development in the long term.
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A Looming Financial Meltdown For America's Schools

May 26 2020
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NPR by Cory Turner | Turner elevates the warnings of school leaders and experts that COVID-19 has the potential to devastate school funding in many states, with low-income communities being hit the hardest. Michael Griffith told NPR, "When state funding starts to drop, what we see is a separation between the haves and have-nots."
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A New “New Deal” for Education: Top 10 State Policy Moves in the COVID 2.0 Era

Linda Darling-Hammond

May 19 2020
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Forbes by Linda Darling-Hammond | The Covid-19 pandemic puts a stark light on an emerging truth—education as we know it is over, and we must think of “school” in deeply different ways. Here is Linda Darling-Hammond’s top ten list of policies that could allow us to seize this moment to strengthen learning for our students—today and into the future.

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Calculator: How Much Will COVID-19 Cost Schools?

May 18 2020
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Education Week | The fast-moving recession driven by the coronavirus pandemic is expected to put financial pressure on schools as early as the 2020-21 school year. Education Week and LPI's Michael Griffith developed this interactive tool to calculate projected increased costs for the nation and the states.
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Here's How Many Teaching Jobs Could Be Lost in Each State in a COVID-19 Recession

Apr 30 2020
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Education Week by Madeline Will | Michael Griffith provided analysis for this article and interactive tool that found almost 320,000 teaching jobs could be lost if states cut their education budgets by 15 percent in a coronavirus-inflicted recession.
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Coronavirus Stimulus for Schools: Calculating What Your State Gets and What It May Need

Apr 21 2020
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Education Week | Michael Griffith provided analysis for this interactive tool that shows how funding from the CARES Act might impact education spending in each state overall and per-pupil. The tool also allows you to estimate how state budget cuts, or new federal funding, may impact your state.

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Less Siloed, More Inclusive: Changes to Special Education Teacher Preparation Expected to Have Big Impact on School

Nov 30 2020

EdSource by Carolyn Jones | This article highlights an LPI report written by Naomi Ondrasek, Desiree Carver-Thomas, Caitlin Scott, and Linda Darling-Hammond on the state’s special education teacher shortage. It notes that, "As the pandemic has drawn more attention to the needs of students in special education, [California] is moving forward with changes to teacher preparation programs intended to improve learning conditions for California’s nearly 800,000 students with special needs.”

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What Do Principals Want From Professional Development?

Nov 19 2020

Education Week by Denisa R. Superville | Research has found that high-quality professional learning opportunities for principals—including preparation programs, induction supports for early career principals, ongoing training, one-on-one support through coaching and mentoring, and peer networks—can build leadership capacity. This Education Week article highlights key findings from an LPI and NAESP report written by Stephanie Levin, Melanie Leung, Adam K. Edgerton, and Caitlin Scott exploring the current status and future needs for elementary school principals’ professional learning.

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School Funding Could Be a Concern Beyond Next Year

Nov 19 2020

District Administration by Charles Hendrix | In this interview, Michael Griffith explores the financial challenges states and district face due to to COVID-19-related drops in state and local revenues. "Some districts have been forced to 'tap into' their budgets or their reserve funds to cover the increase in expenses," Griffith said.

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