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Webinar: How Investing in Teacher and Leader Professional Development Can Support Student Success

Aug 28 2017, 2:00 PM EDT
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Researchers discussed seven evidence-based key common elements of effective teacher professional development identified in a new review of 35 methodologically rigorous studies of professional development programs to improve students’ academic outcomes. Practitioners shared how their approaches to professional development are aligned with the research and are improving outcomes for students. Panelists also discussed promising, evidence-based investments in school leadership, including those contained in ESSA state plans that take advantage of the optional Title II, Part A leadership set-aside.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
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How Can States and Districts Support Social and Emotional Learning for Continuous School Improvement Under the Every Student Succeeds Act?

Jul 18 2017, 11:15 AM EDT
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At this July 18 briefing, panelists shared findings from the report Encouraging Social and Emotional Learning in the Context of New Accountability. Speakers discussed opportunities states and districts have under the Every Student Succeeds Act to broaden their definitions of student success to include students’ social and emotional learning (SEL).

Topics The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Deeper Learning
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Twitter Chat: Teacher Shortages

Jul 12 2017, 4:00 PM EDT
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In 2015–16, districts around the nation struggled to get enough qualified teachers in classrooms and fell short by approximately 60,000. In this Twitter chat, LPI, the Center for Teaching Quality, and our colleagues in the Twittersphere discussed the shortages and evidence-based approaches to solving them. Use the hashtag: #teachershortage

Topics Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access
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Does Investing in Teacher Professional Development Make a Difference?

Jun 05 2017, 9:30 AM EDT
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High-quality professional development helps teachers learn and refine the instructional strategies needed to teach 21st century skills. This event, co-sponsored by the Center for American Progress, the Learning Policy Institute (LPI), and Learning Forward, included a presentation of findings from an LPI review of research on professional development to advance student learning. It also featured a discussion by practitioners and policymakers on how federal, state, and local policy and resources can help support the implementation of high-quality professional learning opportunities for teachers.

Topics Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality
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2017 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Meeting

Apr 27 2017 (All day)
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The Learning Policy Institute was well represented at the 2017 AERA Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX, from April 27 to May 1. Staff and research fellows presented their research on a range of topics including teacher shortages, equity and ESSA, and early care and education.
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A Focus on Educational Assessment: Advancing African-American Education Excellence

Apr 03 2017 (All day)
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Of the major population groups in the United States, African Americans face the greatest educational assessment challenges. On April 3rd and 4th ETS, ACT®, the Center for Assessment, the College Board®, the Learning Policy Institute, and the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine sponsored a conference entitled, "A Focus on Educational Assessment: Advancing African-American Education Excellence," to address these challenges in both the K–12 and college admissions arenas. The conference was held at the Keck Center of the National Academies of Science in Washington, D.C.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, Accountability and Improvement
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LPI/ACSA Briefing: Strengthening & Supporting California’s School Leaders

Feb 27 2017, 1:00 PM EST
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On February 27, the Learning Policy Institute (LPI) and the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) held a convening on preparing and supporting quality school leaders. The program included a presentation of research and recommendations on effective principal preparation and professional learning and a panel offered local and state perspectives on the critical issue of school leadership.

Topic Educator Quality
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LPI/CSBA California Teacher Shortage Legislative Briefing

Jan 26 2017, 4:30 PM EST
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On Thursday, January 26 the Learning Policy Institute and the California School Boards Association will host a legislative briefing on the teacher shortage and its implications for California schools and students. The program will include a research presentation on findings from a recent LPI-CSBA survey, comments by local stakeholders, and recommendations for state-level policies to build a strong and sustainable teacher workforce.

Topic Educator Quality
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Equity and ESSA: Using ESSA and the New Regulations to Advance Educational Opportunity

Dec 14 2016, 2:00 PM EST
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The Alliance for Excellent Education and the Learning Policy Institute held a webinar on using the Every Student Succeeds Act and its accompanying regulations to advance equity and educational opportunity. Designed for state policymakers and education stakeholders, the webinar focused on how states can effectively design multiple-measure accountability systems to assess overall school performance and progress—including gaps in student performance—and drive evidence-based interventions and continuous improvement across all schools and for all students.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
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Equity and ESSA: Leveraging Educational Opportunity Through the Every Student Succeeds Act

Dec 07 2016, 10:00 AM EST
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The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) contains a number of new provisions that can be used to advance equity and excellence throughout our nation’s schools for students of color, students from low-income families, English learners, students with disabilities, and those who are homeless or in foster care. The Learning Policy Institute will convene a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss these provisions and share information from a new report that outlines the equity implications of ESSA and offers recommendations on how states, districts, and schools can leverage key provisions in the new law to improve educational opportunities, especially for our most vulnerable students.

Topics Deeper Learning, Equitable Resources and Access, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

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Supporting the Whole Child: Practice, Policy, and Measurement

Sep 07 2018, 12:30 PM EDT

On September 7, 2018, Policy Analysis for California Education and the Learning Policy Institute hosted Supporting the Whole Child: Practice, Policy, and Measurement, an event on how schools can be organized to support the whole child, which featured a series of panels with leading researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.

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Webinar: Opening the Gates: Using Deeper Learning to Expand College Access

Sep 06 2018, 3:00 PM EDT

Over the last year, the Learning Policy Institute (LPI) and EducationCounsel have convened leaders in k-12 and higher education to explore how both systems might benefit greatly from more authentic and holistic ways of assessing students’ competencies and mastery of 21st-century skills. In this webinar, we explored the emerging recommendations from the Reimagining College Access initiative and engaged participants in a discussion of where the work is heading.

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From Community Schools to Community Districts: Building Systems for Student Success

Aug 14 2018, 10:00 AM EDT

The Learning Policy Institute and our partners at the Coalition for Community Schools, Communities In Schools, and the Center for American Progress hosted a conversation with leaders on community schools. Panelists discussed how to implement a community schools strategy at scale and how local and state education policy can support this crucial work.

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