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Finding Qualified Teachers in California an Uphill Battle

Mar 18 2016
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The Desert Sun by Kristen Hwang (videos included) | In a feature story on the challenges of teacher recruitment and retention in the Coachella Valley Unified School District, which is looking to fill 70 positions for this coming school year, the reporter quotes LPI’s Teacher Shortage report on the gap between the number of people enrolled in teacher education programs and the number needed to bring teaching staff up to pre-recession levels.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
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Start Thinking Now About ESSA Implementation, Acting Ed. Secretary Says

Mar 14 2016
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Education Week Politics K-12 blog by Alyson Klein | Acting Education Secretary John B. King urged district leaders to begin thinking about how to use indicators of school quality to assess school performance under ESSA. The article notes that Learning Policy Institute President Linda Darling-Hammond joined King in discussing performance testing models in Washington, DC on March 11, 2016.

Topic Accountability and Improvement
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Battle Over Teacher Tenure

Mar 12 2016
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Daily Pilot Opinion by Patricia Apodaca | In examining the implications of Vergara vs. California, this public school parent and former journalist discusses how the battle over tenure comes at the same time as the growing teacher shortage, particularly in economically hard-pressed areas. She notes the challenges of recruitment and retention, and refers to the findings in the LPI Teacher Shortage report to support her observations.

Topics Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Equitable Resources and Access
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15 San Diego School Districts Looking to Hire Teachers Amid 10-Year Shortage in Supply

Mar 09 2016
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KNSP-TV by Matt Rascon and Samantha Tatro (with video) | With the supply of available teachers at a 10-year low, according to the LPI Teacher Shortage report, this local NBC-TV news affiliate looked at how the San Diego Unified School District was addressing the teacher shortage due to retirements and not enough people entering the teaching profession. One proposal is developing a "teacher pipeline" program that would encourage high school students to choose to become teachers, help them get into college, and support their return to teach in the district.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention
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Teaching and Learning Conference Returns

Mar 09 2016
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EdWeek Teacher Capturing the Spark Opinion by David B. Cohen | In this blog post on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Teaching and Learning Conference, this former teacher highlights Linda Darling-Hammond’s panel on the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans.
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Everyone Loves the Idea of Preschool, So Why Don't All Our Kids Get to Go to One?

Mar 04 2016
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Mother Jones by Kristina Rizga | This follow-up article to the February 29 ECE policy research convening in Sacramento drew upon LPI’s David Kirp’s research on the long-term benefits of pre-k and LPI’s research brief on 10 foundational building blocks common to quality pre-k programs.

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
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State Teacher Shortage Threatens Students’ Future

Mar 03 2016
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San Francisco Chronicle Opinion by Joanna Petrone | A fourth-year middle school teacher outlines ways schools can attract and recruit teachers. She urges parents to tell their school boards and elected officials to prioritize a culture that values teacher quality more than simply rating teachers on test score results.

Topics Accountability and Improvement, Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development
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Proposal of Teacher Database Creates Contention, Debate

Mar 03 2016
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Education Dive by Erin McIntyre | This article provides background on the proposal by the California Legislative Analyst's Office on strategies to address teacher shortages and links to LPI’s response.

Topic Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention
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A Global Lens on Teacher Quality

Mar 03 2016
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The Educated Reporter Blog by Erin Richards for EWA | High-achieving countries share some common practices when it comes to the recruitment, training, and development of public school teachers. During a December 2015 EWA panel on this topic, Linda Darling-Hammond noted that collaboration and autonomy underscore the work lives of teachers in some academically high-achieving countries.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development
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Debate Emerges Over State Actions Needed to Ease Teacher Shortages

Mar 01 2016
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EdSource by Louis Freedberg | In a look at the policy conversation about how actively involved California policymakers should be in trying to remedy the state's teacher shortage, the Learning Policy Institute's Teacher Shortage report is quoted. The Institute responds to the state's Legislative Analyst’s Office in a detailed statement that agrees on the need to focus on specific shortage fields while arguing that waiting for a market response is unlikely to be sufficient.

Topics Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality

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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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