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Decades of research have affirmed that teachers are the most critical school resource to advance student achievement. The key elements for a strong and diverse teaching profession include effective recruitment strategies, high-retention and culturally responsive preparation, supportive working conditions, and competitive and equitable compensation, as well as adequate and equitable funding to support all of these efforts.
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Early data suggest chronic absence has doubled nationwide. Sixteen million students—or one out of every three—are now missing so much school that they are at risk academically. Fortunately, research and experience offer effective strategies for addressing chronic absences.
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The prestigious Yidan Prize has been awarded to Linda Darling-Hammond and Professor Yongxin Zhu, Founder of the New Education Initiative (NEI) and Professor of Education at Soochow University. The award recognizes their innovative work in promoting inclusive and equitable access to education, ensuring every learner can reach their full potential.
This webinar series explores the various elements of whole child policy featured in the Whole Child Policy Toolkit and shares insights from state and district policymakers who have engaged in efforts to shift toward whole child education.
In this webinar, experts discussed what whole child design looks like and what it means for broader systems change. Local education leaders provided lessons learned from their whole child design efforts and discussed how state policy can accelerate or impede these efforts.
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Sanger Unified School District (USD) serves approximately 12,000 students in California’s Central Valley. Seventy-three percent are from low-income families, 70% are Latino/a, and 18% are English learners. By developing a culture of continuous improvement and an instructional regime of direct instruction, Sanger USD has become one of California’s “positive outlier” districts in which students performed better than predicted on California state tests from 2015 through 2017.
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San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) supports teaching and learning in California’s second-largest school district. Nearly three quarters of SDUSD students are students of color, almost 60% of students are economically disadvantaged, and 24% are English learners. SDUSD has excelled at supporting the learning of all students, making it one of California’s “positive outlier” districts in which students performed better than predicted on California state tests from 2015 through 2017.
A series of research projects by LPI and the National Association of Secondary School Principals identified the causes of turnover and the policies and practices that encourage principals to remain.
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Research illustrates the importance of teacher salaries in recruiting and retaining an effective and diverse teaching workforce. As teacher shortages continue to be a challenge for districts around the country, a state-by-state analysis provides policymakers and others with a valuable tool for understanding teacher salaries, including how their state’s compensation metrics compare to those of other states.
