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Which policies can break the cycle of teacher shortages?

Apr 08 2019
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Education Policy Analysis Archives by Linda Darling-Hammond, Anne Podolsky, Leib Sutcher, Desiree Carver-Thomas, Tara Kini, Joseph Bishop, et. al. | The articles in this special issue examine the wave of teacher shortages in the United States. The authors describe the current state of the supply, demand, and distribution of America’s public school teachers and highlight the kinds of evidence-based policies that can break the cycle of teacher shortages.

Topic Educator Quality
Articles

Using the Science of Learning and Development to Improve Education

Feb 18 2019
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Applied Developmental Science by Linda Darling-Hammond, Lisa Flook, Channa Cook-Harvey, Brigid Barron & David Osher | Our understanding of human development and learning has grown rapidly in recent years, providing insight into how to shape more effective educational practices. This article draws from several branches of educational research about well-vetted strategies to support the kinds of relationships and learning opportunities that promote children’s well-being, healthy development.

Topic Deeper Learning
Book

With the Whole Child in Mind: Insights from the Comer School Development Program

Linda Darling-Hammond

Channa Cook-Harvey

Lisa Flook

Madelyn Gardner

Hanna Melnick

Oct 01 2018
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The School Development Program (SDP) established by child psychiatrist James P. Comer and the Yale Child Study Center, is grounded in the belief that successful schooling—particularly for children from disadvantaged backgrounds—must focus on the whole child. With the Whole Child in Mind describes SDP’s six developmental pathways and explains how the program's nine key components create a comprehensive approach to educating children for successful outcomes.

Topics Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Articles

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
Articles

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

Investing for Student Success: Lessons from State School Finance Reforms

Apr 09 2019

Money matters when it comes to improving our nation’s schools, but how that money is spent is critical. This report reviews and analyzes efforts by four states to undertake progressive school funding strategies in order to substantially improve learning opportunities for all students and provides recommendations for federal and state policies to address funding inequalities that contribute to the cycle of poverty.

Report

Understanding and Addressing Principal Turnover: A Review of the Research

Mar 19 2019

School principals are responsible for maintaining a positive school climate, motivating school staff, and enhancing teachers’ practice. They are vital to ensuring teachers’ success in the classroom and students’ success, but one in five principals leaves their school each year and the numbers are worse in schools in underserved communities. Inadequate preparation, poor working conditions, insufficient salaries, lack of authority, and high-stakes accountability policies are among the drivers of principal turnover that must be addressed.

Report

The Federal Role and School Integration: Brown’s Promise and Present Challenges

Feb 28 2019

Public schools are increasingly segregated along both racial and socioeconomic lines and many of the most extremely segregated schools are also the most under-resourced, plagued by inexperienced educators, lack of access to quality curriculum, and lack of quality facilities or access to technology. Although integrated education is not a panacea, diverse learning environments benefit all students and the federal government plays a critical role in fostering school diversity.

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