People

David L. Kirp

Senior Fellow in Residence

David L. Kirp is the Professor of the Graduate School, University of California at Berkeley. He brings his considerable expertise to LPI’s Early Childhood Learning team and an Institute project on community schools. He is co-author of the June 2016 report, The Road to High-Quality Early Learning: Lessons from the States. Read more >
Jeannie Oakes

Senior Fellow in Residence

Jeannie Oakes is Presidential Professor Emeritus in Educational Equity at UCLA. She focuses her time with LPI on projects related to community schools, deeper learning, teacher preparation, and resource equity. She plays a leadership role in both the resource equity work, as well as LPI’s work with the Partnership for the Future of Learning. Read more >

Topics Deeper Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
Susan Sandler

Chair, Board of Directors

Susan Sandler is a Trustee of the Sandler Foundation and leads funding related to education policy and other areas. Read more >
Linda Darling-Hammond

President and CEO

Linda Darling-Hammond is President and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute and the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University. She is author or editor of a number of award-winning books and more than 500 publications on education policy and practice. Her work focuses on achieving equitable and empowering education for all children through a focus on meaningful learning, educator quality, and adequate resources. Read more >

Topics Deeper Learning, Early Childhood Learning, Accountability and Improvement, Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Barbara Chow

Board of Directors

Barbara Chow is the director of the Education program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Read more >
Kris D. Gutiérrez

Board of Directors

Kris D. Gutiérrez is Professor of Language, Literacy and Culture at the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education. Read more >
Sherrilyn Ifill

Board of Directors

Sherrilyn Ifill is the seventh President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Read more >
David Lyon

Board of Directors

David Lyon is Founding President Emeritus of the Public Policy Institute of California. Read more >
David Rattray

Board of Directors

David Rattray is the Executive Vice President, Education and Workforce Development, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. Read more >
Liz Simons

Board of Directors

Liz Simons is the Chair of the Heising-Simons Foundation’s board of directors. Read more >

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Report

The California Way: The Golden State’s Quest to Build an Equitable and Excellent Education System

Feb 21 2019

In 2013, California adopted its Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which has shifted billions of dollars to districts serving high-need students, created a multiple-measure accountability system, and provided all districts with broad flexibility to develop spending plans aligned to local priorities and needs. This report examines LCFF and related reforms—the decade-plus effort leading to their passage and the impact on culture, practice, opportunities, and outcomes—and explores next steps to sustain and deepen improvement. Read the report or brief >

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Untangling the Evidence on Preschool Effectiveness: Insights for Policymakers

Jan 31 2019

Research on early learning programs in the 1960s and 1970s revealed longlasting benefits, sparking investment in preschool programs. However, recent evaluations of two large preschool programs found mixed results, creating confusion about whether preschool programs can support student success. This report reviews these two studies and others in depth, and finds that when participants are compared to very similar students who did not attend preschool, the benefits of participation are typically found to be substantial.

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Essential Building Blocks for State School Finance Systems and Promising State Practices

Dec 05 2018

The cost for failing to properly invest in a high-quality public education for all children has grave implications for both the students and society at large. A new report shares essential state-level strategies and examples to help policymakers develop equitable and effective school finance systems.

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