LPI In the News

On Wednesday, February 22, Learning Policy Institute President Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond testified at a joint hearing of the California Senate and Assembly Education Committees on the state's teacher shortage. She discussed LPI's analysis of teacher workforce trends and a 2016 survey of California school districts, as well as evidenced-based policies to combat shortages. Watch the recording | Download the slides.

In this Voices in Urban Education interview, Linda Darling-Hammond discusses education under the new Trump administration, addressing charter schools, ESSA, state reform efforts, and more.

EdWeek released the Rick Hess Straight Up (RHSU) Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings which recognize university-based scholars in the U.S. who are doing the most to influence educational policy and practice. The rubric reflects both a scholar's larger body of work and their impact on the public discourse last year.

Breitbart California by Adelle Nazarian | This article discusses the teacher shortage in California and quotes statistics from the study conducted by the Learning Policy Institute and the California School Boards Association, noting that three out of four California school districts struggle to find enough qualified teachers.

EducationDIVE by Tara García Mathewson | A DIVE brief mentions reports by the Learning Policy Institute, California School Boards Association, and EdSource that warn of a worsening teacher shortage. A DIVE “insight” concludes that a shortage for qualified administrators is also a problem and that new pipelines for recruitment are necessary at every level.

89.3KPCC by Kyle Stokes | In response to a survey conducted by the Learning Policy Institute and the California School Boards Association, Southern California Public Radio interviewed local educators about the emerging teacher shortage. A University of Southern California dean said she believes schools of education are turning out enough graduates, but they don’t stay long in their teaching jobs. A Los Angeles school superintendent says the need is for preparation that equips teachers to stay in the profession for the long term.

Los Angeles Times by Howard Blume | Southern California teachers are interviewed about the frustrations that lead them and their colleagues to abandon their chosen profession, and a Central California administrator tells how he is addressing the problem. The interviews are intertwined with results from the survey by the Learning Policy Institute and the California School Boards Association showing that 75% of more than 200 California school districts were finding it difficult to fill teaching positions. A version of this article also appeared on KTLA5.

The Mercury News by Sharon Noguchi | The article features main points of “California Teacher Shortages: A Persistent Problem,” a report by the Learning Policy Institute and the California School Boards Association based on a survey of 200 California school districts. The article includes a chart showing what districts are doing to fill vacant teaching positions.

San Francisco Chronicle by Jill Tucker | San Francisco and Oakland offer a number of incentives for teachers, including pay increases, housing stipends, and bonuses, yet they suffer from the teacher shortage that is afflicting all of California, the article states. The article notes that a survey by the California School Boards Association and the Learning Policy Institute shows that the teacher shortage is felt most in urban areas and is getting worse.

EdWeek Teacher by Madeline Will | In an interview, Dan Goldhaber, vice president of the American Institutes for Research, takes issue with studies that conclude there is a nationwide teacher shortage. Instead, says Goldhaber, one of the authors of a policy brief titled, "Missing Elements in the Discussion of Teacher Shortages," there are pockets of shortages in specific subject and geographical areas that should be addressed in a very targeted way.