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  • Michael Kirst

    Michael W. Kirst

    Senior Fellow in Residence
    Michael W. Kirst is Professor Emeritus of Education and Business Administration at Stanford University. Kirst served as President of the California State Board of Education from 2011 through 2019. Previously, he was a member of the California State Board of Education (1975–1982) and its president from 1977 to 1981. Read more > 
  • Jeannie Oakes

    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

    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

    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

    Barbara Chow

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

    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 >

  • Gerry House

    Board of Directors
    Gerry House is former president of the Institute for Student Achievement (ISA), a division of Educational Testing Services (ETS), and Senior Vice President at ETS. Read more >
  • Sherrilyn Ifill

    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

    David Lyon

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

    David Rattray

    Board of Directors
    David Rattray is the President & CEO, UNITE-LA. Read more >

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Report

Improving Education the New Mexico Way: An Evidence-Based Approach

Dec 01 2020
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In New Mexico, children and young people who face barriers to school success from poverty and marginalization are the norm, not the exception. A year-long study from LPI is designed to provide New Mexico policymakers, stakeholders, leaders, and other interested parties a research perspective on the challenges facing education in the state and to identify evidence-based policies that could build a high-quality, equitable system.
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Sustainable Strategies for Funding Teacher Residencies: Lessons From California

Nov 12 2020
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High-quality teacher residencies have the potential to address workforce challenges, including teacher shortages, underprepared educators, and, when adequately funded, workforce diversity. In 2018-19, California provided seed funding to jump-start or scale such programs. Recognizing that state funding may not always be reliable, programs are also working toward greater financial sustainability. This report examines the current state of teacher residencies in California and strategies these programs use to sustain funding, particularly in the wake of COVID-19.
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Report

Elementary School Principals' Professional Learning: Current Status and Future Needs

Oct 27 2020
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Research has found that high-quality professional learning opportunities for principals can build leadership capacity. This study reports on findings from a survey of elementary school principals on access to high-quality professional learning. The survey showed that, while most had access to professional development, far fewer were able to participate in authentic learning opportunities addressing deeper learning, student well-being, and equity.