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Roberta C. Furger

Senior Writer and Director of Storytelling

Roberta C. Furger manages LPI’s blog and leads the Institute’s emerging storytelling work to inform and advance policy, and its work with the Partnership for the Future of Learning. Read more >

Topic Educator Quality
Janel George

Senior Policy Advisor

Janel George is a Senior Policy Advisor who co-leads the Equitable Resources and Access team and is the lead author of the report, The Federal Role and School Integration: Brown’s Promise and Present Challenges. Her work focuses on community schools, racial equity, education as a civil right, school choice, and other issues that shape equity and access in public schools. Read more >

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Terry Godfrey

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

Terry Godfrey serves as LPI’s Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. Godfrey brings to LPI more than 25 years of experience in consulting, finance, human resources, and venture capital. Read more >
Michael Griffith

Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst

Michael Griffith is a Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst at LPI. He is part of LPI’s Equitable Resources and Access team, where he focuses on school funding issues. Read more >
Bria Henderson

Communications Associate

Bria Henderson is a Communications Associate at LPI. Prior to joining LPI, she worked with Mississippi State University’s New Maroon Camp and Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion. Read more >
Laura E. Hernández

Senior Researcher

Laura E. Hernández is a Senior Researcher and co-leads LPI's Deeper Learning team. A former teacher in both traditional public and charter school settings in New York City and Los Angeles, her work now focuses on local, state, and federal education policies and their equitable and democratic impact on districts, schools, and communities. Read more >

Topic Deeper Learning
Shawnice Hood

Deputy Director, Washington, DC Office and Manager of Office Operations

Shawnice Hood is the Deputy Director of the Learning Policy Institute (LPI)’s Washington, DC Office and the Manager of Office Operations. She provides leadership across LPI on administration, operations, and event management. Read more >
Amber Hu

Digital Communications Specialist

Amber Hu is a Digital Communications Specialist. Previously, she served as a Communications and Marketing Associate at the Center for High Impact Philanthropy, where she managed several of its communications channels. Read more >
Maria E. Hyler

Director, Washington, DC Office and Senior Researcher

Maria E. Hyler serves as the Director of the Learning Policy Institute (LPI)’s Washington, DC office. She directs the Educator Preparation Laboratory (EdPrepLab) in partnership with Bank Street Graduate School of Education. Read more >

Topics Educator Quality, Deeper Learning
Tara Kini

Chief of Staff and Director of State Policy

Tara Kini serves as the Learning Policy Institute’s Chief of Staff and Director of State Policy. She has co-authored several LPI reports, including serving as lead author of a comprehensive analysis of the impact of experience on teacher effectiveness, Does Teaching Experience Increase Teacher Effectiveness? A Review of the Research. Read more >

Topics Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

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

Dec 01 2020

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

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

Oct 27 2020

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.

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