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What Makes Social-Emotional Learning So Important

Linda Darling-Hammond

Sep 01 2018
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In this special issue devoted to social-emotional learning and school climate, Darling-Hammond explains the importance of social-emotional learning and describes the four measures that can contribute to school environments in which students are motivated and feel they belong, which supports their learning. (Image: © The Aspen Institute, Greg Gersch)

Topic Deeper Learning
Book

On the Road to High-Quality Early Learning: Changing Children's Lives

Marjorie Wechsler,

David L. Kirp,

Titilayo Tinubu Ali,

Madelyn Gardner,

Anna Maier,

Hanna Melnick,

Patrick M. Shields

Jun 22 2018
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The book provides a comprehensive examination of how states can build high-quality early education systems: It discusses design and implementation, themes to guide program development, effective management and collaboration with state agencies, and the central role that teachers play in improving children’s lives. There is no single roadmap to excellence, but the varied experiences of states can provide important insights into the policies and practices that lead to quality early learning.

Topic Early Childhood Learning
Book Chapter

Why Black Women Teachers Leave and What Can Be Done About it

Desiree Carver-Thomas,

Linda Darling-Hammond

Aug 01 2017
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Black teacher turnover rates are significantly higher than those of other teachers in the United States. A chapter in the new book, Black Female Teachers: Diversifying the United States’ Teacher Workforce, reports on what causes these higher rates and what policy interventions might bring Black teachers back into the profession, including teacher residencies, loan forgiveness, mentoring and induction, and principal training programs.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention
Article

Teacher Shortage Issue of Phi Delta Kappan Magazine

May 01 2017
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Phi Delta Kappan | LPI Executive Director Patrick M. Shields teams up with Barnett Berry, CEO of the Center for Teaching Quality, on the lead story in Phi Delta Kappan magazine’s May issue on the teacher shortage. The authors look back at successful efforts in California and North Carolina to address earlier teacher shortages, which they suggest offer guidance for solving today’s challenges. The issue includes articles on teacher residencies and recruitment and retention strategies, also by LPI authors.

Topic Educator Quality

Report

Educating the Whole Child: Improving School Climate to Support Student Success

Sep 07 2018

Each year in the United States, 46 million children are exposed to violence, crime, abuse, homelessness, or food insecurity—experiences that can affect attention, learning, and behavior. This report looks at neuroscience, science of learning, and child development research on whole child approaches to education that improve learning for all students, especially those living with trauma.

Report

Making ESSA’s Equity Promise Real: State Strategies to Close the Opportunity Gap

Sep 05 2018

Under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), in addition to the required indicators of schools performance, states can select indicators to measure schools’ efforts to support students and provide equitable opportunities or to identify places where additional investments need to be made to improve education and support underserved students. This report documents how states are taking advantage of this opportunity to address disparities, make schools more inclusive, and help all students succeed.

Report

Taking the Long View: State Efforts to Solve Teacher Shortages by Strengthening the Profession

Aug 29 2018

Most states have been struggling to address teacher shortages for several years, often filling the vacuum with underprepared teachers. Governors and legislators in many of these states are now working to turn the tide. A new report from the Learning Policy Institute focuses on six evidence-based policies that states are pursuing to address their teacher shortages that can help states build long-term sustainable systems to attract, develop, and retain a strong and stable teacher workforce.

What Makes Social-Emotional Learning So Important

On the Road to High-Quality Early Learning: Changing Children's Lives

Why Black Women Teachers Leave and What Can Be Done About it

Teacher Shortage Issue of Phi Delta Kappan Magazine

Featured Resources

Educating the Whole Child: Improving School Climate to Support Student Success

Making ESSA’s Equity Promise Real: State Strategies to Close the Opportunity Gap

Taking the Long View: State Efforts to Solve Teacher Shortages by Strengthening the Profession