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Amid U.S. shortage, metro Atlanta schools try to lure teachers to stay

Sep 05 2018
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution by Marlon Walker | Walker writes about the strategies that Metro Atlanta districts have been using to combat teacher shortages, incuding some, like loan forgiveness and competitive salaries, that are highlighted in LPI's report, Taking the Long View: State Efforts to Solve Teacher Shortages by Strengthening the Profession.

Topic Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention
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The job Americans won't take: Arizona looks to Philippines to fill teacher shortage

Sep 05 2018
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The Guardian by Terry Greene Sterling and Jude Joffe-Block | “Teaching has become a much less attractive profession,” LPI President Linda Darling-Hammond tells The Guardian. Because of this, fewer Americans with college educations are becoming teachers. To fill classrooms, schools in almost every state have hired qualified teachers from abroad, like the schools in Casa Grande, AZ, that have hired several teachers from the Phillipines.

Topic Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention
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How States Across the Country are Dealing With Teacher Shortages

Aug 29 2018
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Pacific Standard by Dwyer Gunn | On the first day of the 2016–17 school year, 6% of SFUSD classrooms didn't have a teacher. One year later, and 99% of the classroom vacancies were filled. Gunn writes about the teacher shortage problem that SFUSD and other districts across the country are dealing with, and what they are doing to fix them.

Topic Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention
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As Illinois tackles teacher shortage, research points to loan forgiveness

Aug 27 2018
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St. Louis Public Radio | Illinois, like many states across the country, is experiencing teacher shortages. Governor Bruce Rauner recently signed legislation intended to alleviate these shortages. Lee Gaines spoke to LPI President Linda Darling-Hammond about which policies are actually successful at solving teacher shortages.
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School's back in session, but many teachers aren't returning

Aug 23 2018
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CBS News by Aimee Pichee | Students across the country are returning to school, but many of their teachers aren't. More teachers are leaving the profession and fewer students are studying to become teachers, leading to teacher shortages. LPI President Linda Darling-Hammond offers insights into what's causing the shortages and how policymakers can work to fix them.

Topic Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention
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How this Chicago after-school program helped shift the arc of kids’ lives — for the long term

Aug 13 2018
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Washington Post | How did Chicago's CYCLE program of the 1980s–90s help disadvantaged students beat the odds, with impacts lasting through middle age and beyond? LPI senior fellow David Kirp says the program's success was due to the strong emphasis it placed on relationship building between students and staff.
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How do high-performing countries prepare and support teachers?

Aug 03 2018
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Education Dive by Linda Jacobson | At the National Conference of State Legislatures’ annual summit, LPI President Linda Darling-Hammond shared lessons the U.S. can learn from high-performing countries on how to recruit and retain high-quality teachers.

Topic Educator Quality
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The Evidence is Clear: More Money For Schools Means Better Student Outcomes

Aug 01 2018
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NEA Today by Kira Barrett | There is a persistent belief that school funding makes little or no difference on student success. Bruce D. Baker, professor of education at Rutgers University, says these beliefs are based on outdated and faulty research, and explains why more money means better outcomes for students.

Topic Equitable Resources and Access
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‘Teaching is the profession on which all other professions depend’: Linda Darling-Hammond on transforming education

Jul 21 2018
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Standford Education News | LPI President and CEO Linda Darling-Hammond offers her top five recommendations for how to transform education in America in an interview on Stanford Radio's School's In program.
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City Visions, KALW Radio: “What to Do About the Teacher Shortage”

Jun 18 2018
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KALW City Visions | LPI State Policy Director Tara Kini joined a panel on KALW’s City Visions and discussed the teacher shortage in the Bay Area, what can be done to better prepare and support teachers, and how we can recruit and retain teachers.

Topic Educator Quality

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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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