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Darling-Hammond: Testing Won’t Make America No. 1 in Education

Feb 14 2019
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National Conference of Education by Emily Gersema | At the American Association of School Administrator's national conference, Linda Darling-Hammond spoke to a room full of superintendents, education advocates and business leaders about the need for the U.S. to educate “the whole child."
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Community schools serve students and their families. This Colorado bill would promote them.

Feb 12 2019
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Chalkbeat by Sandra Fish | Community schools could become more common in Colorado with the passing of a Senate bill aimed at helping struggling schools get community support and extend their reach to turn themselves around. LPI Research Analyst and Policy Adviser, Anna Maier, shares findings from LPI's 2017 report examining 140 studies on community schools that determined such programs help students succeed academically.
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Linda Darling-Hammond Appointed to California State Board of Education

Feb 12 2019
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On February 12, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of LPI President Linda Darling-Hammond to the California State Board of Education. In this statement, the LPI Board of Directors endorses the appointment and the governor’s commitment to ensuring education policy and practice are developed using rigorous research.
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Colleges Crack Open the Admissions Door to Consider Students' Skills

Feb 05 2019
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Education Week by Catherine Gewertz | More schools are becoming interested in using performance assessments —such as senior theses and portfolios—to produce a fuller picture of student learning. Gewertz higlights the work of LPI's Reimagining College Access Initiative to lower a key barrier to considering performance assessments in college admissions: colleges' software systems.
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Report aims to 'untangle' conflicting research on early learning programs

Jan 31 2019
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Education Dive by Linda Jacobson | Jacobson covers LPI's new report, “Untangling the Evidence on Preschool Effectiveness: Insights for Policymakers,” which seeks to clarify the research on impacts of early learning programs, especially those that are publicly funded.
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Redesigning Public Education Systems for Today’s (and Tomorrow’s) World

Jan 25 2019
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City Club of Cleveland | "Most of learning should not be finding one answer out of five that might be right. That’s not life." On January 25, LPI President Linda Darling-Hammond presented at the City Club of Cleveland on the current state of today’s society and economy and the implications for redesigning public schools and systems.
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What Happens When Teachers Leave Mid-Year?

Jan 18 2019
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NEA Today by Tim Walker | In surfacing the less well-known problem of mid-year teacher turnover, Walker highlights LPI research that found that more than 100,000 classrooms across the nation were staffed by underqualified instructors at the beginning of the 2017-18 school year.
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California’s housing affordability crisis looms over the state’s problems with teachers

Jan 17 2019
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CNBC Online by Jeff Daniels | California's housing affordability crisis has made it more difficult for school districts to attract and retain teachers. "The cost of housing is a key driver of whether teachers' compensation is going to be adequate to meet their needs," said Tara Kini, LPI Director of State Policy.
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K12 district leaders build diversity in teaching staffs

Jan 16 2019
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District Administration by Matt Zalaznick | All students benefit when they learn from a diverse group of educators. Zalaznick spotlights different programs around the country that promote diversity of educators and speaks to Desiree Carver-Thomas, LPI Research and Policy Associate, about LPI's research on the benefits of diversifying the teaching profession.
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Bay Area teachers working second jobs to make ends meet

Jan 16 2019
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KABC-TV, channel 7, San Francisco | In the Bay Area, many teachers have to work second jobs to make ends meet. KABC shares stories from some of these teachers and cites LPI's Getting Down the Facts II research on teacher shortages in California.

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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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