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Where Affordable Housing Is Scarce, So Are Teachers

Feb 18 2016
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Governing by Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene | To get and keep people teaching in expensive or rural areas, some school districts are offering to help pay rents or mortgages to retain experienced teachers. The article quotes LPI Policy Analyst Anne Podolsky on the positive association between teaching experience and student achievement.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention
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New York City Has Created a Model Pre-K Program—Affordable, Accessible, High Quality

Feb 17 2016
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Jan Resseger blog by Jan Resseger | The author contrasts how some states (Ohio and Colorado) and localities struggle to fund and provide pre-school education with New York City’s successful universal pre-k initiative that has invested in funding quality teachers, outreach, and programs. LPI Senior Fellow David Kirp’s piece on the New York approach provides context for the discussion.

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access
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Pre-K in the City Keeps the Promise

Feb 17 2016
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Times-Herald (NY) Editorial | Quoting LPI Senior Fellow David Kirp’s New York Times Sunday Review piece on the successful launch of universal pre-k for New York City's children, the editorial praised Mayor Bill de Blasio for keeping "his word" on this campaign promise.

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
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MPUSD to Offer Tuition-Reimbursement Program for Teachers

Feb 16 2016
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Monterey Herald by Claudia Meléndez Salinas | In their effort to address their area's teacher shortage, the trustees of the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District approved a tuition reimbursement program for recent graduates who enroll in a credentialing program in the subject areas of most need. Candidates promise to earn their credentials in no more than three years and to remain working for the district for five.
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How New York Made Pre-K a Success

Feb 13 2016
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New York Times Sunday Review Opinion by David L. Kirp | LPI Senior Fellow David L. Kirp examines the first two years of New York City’s Universal Pre-K initiative, outlines what defines high-quality early childhood education, and posits why such programs in other locations aren't as successful.

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
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Will More Money for Schools Really Help Kids? New Study May Have Long-term Answer

Feb 13 2016
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Seattle Times by John Higgins | This education reporter looks at a study co-authored by two LPI Senior Research Fellows C. Kirabo Jackson (Northwestern University) and Rucker C. Johnson (Berkeley) and by Claudia Persico on the correlation between increased school spending and educational outcomes. Linda Darling-Hammond is quoted on the importance of this research.
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The Great Teacher Shortage: What is the Cause? What are the Solutions?

Feb 11 2016
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KPCC-FM Air Talk with host Larry Mantle (with audio) | Linda Darling-Hammond is one of four guests interviewed on the root causes of, and possible solutions to, California's teacher shortage. The LPI Teacher Shortage report and three recent bills to address this problem provide background.
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The California Teacher Shortage Is Real

Feb 10 2016
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EdWeek On California blog by Charles Taylor Kerchner | The author uses the LPI Teacher Shortage report and the three proposed education bills in California's Senate as the jumping off point to discuss teacher shortages.
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Does Using High-Stakes Tests to Fire Teachers Improve Student Outcomes?

Feb 08 2016
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Hechinger Report by Jill Barshay | Linda Darling-Hammond is interviewed about a study by four Stanford education researchers on whether teacher turnover always has negative effects on school quality, as measured by student performance.
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How California Can Entice Young People Back to Teaching

Feb 08 2016
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Los Angeles Times Capitol Journal by George Skelton | The growing teacher shortage, being felt nationally, is hitting California particularly hard. LPI's Teacher Shortage report provides the statistics.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Equitable Resources and Access, Educator Quality: Professional Learning

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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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