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California Faces a Dire Teacher Shortage. Should Other States Worry, Too?

Feb 03 2016
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Hechinger Report by Jackie Mader | Two of the seven recommendations of LPI's Teacher Shortage report to mitigate a chronic teacher shortage include encouraging high school students to consider a teaching career and offering clear pathways to the classroom for aspiring educators who transfer from other careers or states.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, Early Childhood Learning, Equitable Resources and Access, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
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State Legislators Pitch 3 Ideas to Combat California Teacher Shortage

Feb 03 2016
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KPCC-FM by Adolfo Guzman-Lopez (with audio) | In illustrating the depth of California's teacher shortage and the need for policy interventions, LPI's recent report pointed out that the teacher job board EdJoin had nearly 4,000 open teaching positions in the Golden State.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Equitable Resources and Access, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
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Legislators Challenge Sacramento to Tackle Teacher Shortage

Feb 02 2016
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EdSource by Louis Freedberg and John Fensterwald | Three California lawmakers introduced bills designed to attract new teachers, offer loan forgivenes, and provide year-long residencies under the guidance of a master teacher. Linda Darling-Hammond is quoted on the importance of forgivable loans and teacher residencies in order to bring and keep teachers in the profession.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Equitable Resources and Access, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
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The Politicians May Be Quiet on K-12, But Foundations Are Busier Than Ever

Feb 02 2016
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Inside Philanthropy by L.S. Hall | In the philanthrosphere, the quest to improve public schools is hot or hotter than ever. The second half of 2015 saw the launch of the Learning Policy Institute, backed by the Sandler Foundation and other funders.
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Sacramento Bee Story on Teacher Shortage Features Our School’s Student Teacher Support Program

Feb 01 2016
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Larry Ferlazzo’s Edublog by Larry Ferlazzo | Ferlazzo highlights articles on California's teacher shortage, including the Sacramento Bee story that references LPI's Teacher Shortage report.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Equitable Resources and Access, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
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Help Wanted: California School Districts Scramble to Hire Teachers

Jan 31 2016
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Sacramento Bee by Dianne Lambert | A growing teacher shortage has California school districts offering subsidized housing and signing bonuses in an effort to woo potential recruits.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Equitable Resources and Access, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
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Local School Districts Hope to Offset Teacher Deficiency

Jan 29 2016
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Turlock Journal by Alysson Aredas | After years of disseminating pink slips to teachers, California is now scrambling to hire more teachers in the face of an emerging teacher shortage.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Equitable Resources and Access
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Statewide Teacher Shortage Hits the Bay Area Hard

Jan 25 2016
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San Francisco CBS5 by Maria Medina (with video) | Some Bay Area school districts are working hard to attract new educators amid a statewide teacher shortage.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Equitable Resources and Access, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
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Why California’s Teaching Shortage Could Worsen — and How to Reverse It

Jan 24 2016
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Washington Post The Answer Sheet with Valerie Strauss | A new report says that California’s teaching shortage — the supply of new teachers is at a 12-year low even as demand is starting to rise — is likely to get worse unless targeted steps are taken to stem it.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Equitable Resources and Access, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
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Implications of Every Student Succeeds Act for California and Equity

Jan 22 2016
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EdSource (webinar video) | Linda Darling-Hammond participated in this webinar hosted by EdSource and Partners for Each and Every Child, which looked at the implications of the new federal Every Student Succeeds Act for California and the effort to ensure that every child has an equal opportunity to succeed in school.

Topic Equitable Resources and Access

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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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