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Sarah Klevan

Senior Researcher

Sarah Klevan is a member of LPI’s Deeper Learning team, where she works on projects focused on whole child education. Read more >
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
Livia Lam

Livia Lam served as Senior Policy Advisor for the Learning Policy Institute. Read more >
Melanie Leung

Research and Policy Associate

Melanie Leung is a Research and Policy Associate on the Educator Quality and Equitable Resources and Access teams at LPI, where she works with quantitative data to understand inequities in education and find policy strategies to address them. Read more >
Stephanie Levin

Research Manager

Stephanie Levin is a member of LPI’s Equitable Resources and Access team where she is working to translate research on school finance and resource allocation to inform practice and policy. Read more >
Anna Maier

Research Analyst and Policy Advisor

Anna Maier co-leads the Deeper Learning team, with a focus on community schools and performance assessment. Read more >

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Deeper Learning
Monica Martinez

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Monica Martinez provides strategic direction and support for multiple initiatives across LPI, most specifically focused on performance assessment. Martinez has spent her career focused on addressing college success from both the higher education level and the k–12 level. Read more >
Barbara McKenna

Director of Strategic Communications

Barbara McKenna is the Director of Strategic Communications. She oversees outreach relations for LPI, communicating LPI’s news to media and the public and serving as a resource for members of the press looking for research to inform education news of the day. Read more >
Hanna Melnick

Research Analyst and Policy Advisor

Hanna Melnick co-leads the Early Childhood Learning team. She is the lead author of Understanding California’s Early Care and Education System and Building an Early Learning System That Works: Next Steps for California. Read more >

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Deeper Learning, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Charmaine Mercer

Charmaine Mercer served as a Senior Researcher for the Learning Policy Institute. Read more >

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Measuring Student Socioeconomic Status: Toward a Comprehensive Approach

Jun 25 2020

Student poverty was a concern in the U.S. even before the COVID-19 pandemic, when 1 in 5 children already lived in low-income families. This study evaluates the shortcomings of commonly used child poverty measures, including the Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program, and proposes alternatives.

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Supporting a Strong, Stable Principal Workforce: What Matters and What Can Be Done

May 14 2020

With nearly 1 in 5 principals leaving their schools each year, turnover is high and concerning. A new report and brief by LPI and the National Association of Secondary School Principals look at the causes, impacts, and strategies for principal retention.

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California’s Special Education Teacher Shortage

Feb 18 2020

A severe special education teacher shortage threatens the ability to improve outcomes for students with disabilities, who often have the greatest needs but receive the least expert teachers. LPI researchers review the factors contributing to special education teacher turnover and provide evidence-based policy strategies aimed at resolving the shortage.

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