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Lisa Gonzales

Director of Editorial Communications

Lisa Gonzales is a member of LPI’s Communication, Early Childhood Learning, and Deeper Learning teams. She oversees the development of all publications. Read more >
DeAnna Duncan Grand

Director of Development and Policy Analyst

DeAnna Duncan Grand develops and stewards LPI’s relationships with philanthropic partners. She is also a member of LPI’s Deeper Learning and Policy teams. Read more >

Topic Deeper Learning
Roneeta Guha

Senior Researcher

Roneeta Guha is a Senior Researcher who co-leads LPI’s Deeper Learning Team and manages several projects to promote authentic assessments of student learning, including the California Performance Assessment Collaborative, the Reimagining College Access Initiative, and the State Performance Assessment Learning Community. Read more >

Topics Educator Quality, Deeper Learning
Laura Hernández

Senior Researcher

Laura Hernández is a Senior Researcher on the 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

Administration and Operations Manager

Shawnice Hood provides administrative management and event planning support to LPI’s Washington, DC, office. Read more >
Amber Hu

Communications Associate

Amber Hu is a Communications Associate. 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

Deputy Director, Washington DC Office and Senior Researcher

Maria E. Hyler is a member of LPI’s Educator Quality and Deeper Learning teams and is co-leading a forthcoming study on teacher preparation for deeper learning. Read more >

Topics Educator Quality, Deeper Learning
Tara Kini

Director of State Policy

Tara Kini serves as the Learning Policy Institute’s 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)
Stephen Kostyo

Policy Advisor

Stephen Kostyo is a member of LPI’s Deeper Learning and Policy teams. He previously worked for Congressman Tim Ryan from Ohio, first as a fellow and then as a Legislative Assistant. Read more >

Topic Deeper Learning
Jeff Kumataka

Chief Financial Officer

Jeff Kumataka serves as the Institute’s Chief Financial Officer and oversees finance and operations. Read more >

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Educating the Whole Child: Improving School Climate to Support Student Success

Sep 07 2018

Each year in the United States, 46 million children are exposed to violence, crime, abuse, homelessness, or food insecurity—experiences that can affect attention, learning, and behavior. This report looks at neuroscience, science of learning, and child development research on whole child approaches to education that improve learning for all students, especially those living with trauma.

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Making ESSA’s Equity Promise Real: State Strategies to Close the Opportunity Gap

Sep 05 2018

Under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), in addition to the required indicators of schools performance, states can select indicators to measure schools’ efforts to support students and provide equitable opportunities or to identify places where additional investments need to be made to improve education and support underserved students. This report documents how states are taking advantage of this opportunity to address disparities, make schools more inclusive, and help all students succeed.

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Taking the Long View: State Efforts to Solve Teacher Shortages by Strengthening the Profession

Aug 29 2018

Most states have been struggling to address teacher shortages for several years, often filling the vacuum with underprepared teachers. Governors and legislators in many of these states are now working to turn the tide. A new report from the Learning Policy Institute focuses on six evidence-based policies that states are pursuing to address their teacher shortages that can help states build long-term sustainable systems to attract, develop, and retain a strong and stable teacher workforce.

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