LPI In the News

New York Times Sunday Review by David L. Kirp | A quarter-century ago, Newark and nearby Union City epitomized the failure of American urban school systems. Today Union City, which opted for homegrown gradualism, is regarded as a poster child for good urban education. Newark, despite huge infusions of money and outside talent, has struggled by comparison.

Education Next by Frederick Hess | Each year, on his blog Rick Hess Straight Up, EdNext executive editor and AEI scholar Rick Hess honors and ranks the 200 education scholars who had the biggest influence on the nation’s education discourse. Linda Darling-Hammond topped the list, which also included many Learning Policy Institute fellows.

Education Week Commentary by Jeannie Oakes | Education policymaking must negotiate strongly held public perceptions and contested political terrain—factors usually far more influential than research findings. 

TESOL blog by Kristen Lindhal | The author lists five online resources that focus on different strategies for supporting new teachers. The final two, which includes ASCD’s Interview with Dr. Linda-Darling-Hammond, are aimed at teacher educators, administrators, or mentors.

Education Next by Andy Smarick | In discussing the first of five themes on coverage of the Every Student Succeeds Act - the diminished role of Uncle Sam in schools - the author quotes David Kirp's New York Times December 2015 column.

Stanford News by Brooke Donald | The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC, released its annual list of 200 national education scholars who are contributing most substantially to discussions on schools and schooling policy and practices. Twenty scholars from Stanford, including 15 from the Graduate School of Education, are among those recognized. Linda Darling-Hammond, professor emerita of education, tops the list.

Triangle Business Journal by Jason deBruyn | Three Duke University professors, including LPI Research Fellow Helen Ladd, were placed on Education Week’s 2016 list of influential researchers.

Education Next by Charles Barone, Bill Jackson, Dane Linn and Linda Darling-Hammond | After 14 years, Congress has finally overhauled No Child Left Behind. The new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) returns substantial autonomy to states when it comes to school accountability, teacher evaluation, school improvement, and much else. Linda Darling-Hammond writes that states should seize the possibilities for more innovative approaches to school improvement posed by ESSA.

EdSource by John Fensterwald with Susan Frey | There are nine big issues to follow in 2016, including teacher shortages. The article includes his predictions about whether anything will change during the year.