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  • Aaron Reeves

    Aaron Reeves

    Graphic Designer
    Aaron Reeves is the Graphic Designer. He also helps produce and edit LPI’s videos and supports the Institute’s online work. Read more >
  • Sara Robertson

    Sara Robertson

    Manager for Marketing and Outreach
    Sara Robertson is a veteran communicator with nearly 20 years of experience in strategic communications and content marketing. As Manager for Marketing and Outreach, Robertson helps promote and gain traction for LPI’s research and policy proposals with a range of audiences. Read more >
  • Mandy Rodrigues

    Mandy Rodrigues

    Web Specialist
    Mandy Rodrigues is a member of LPI’s Communication team and leads the web development and management work. Read more >
  • Peter Ross

    Peter Ross

    Director, Strategic Initiatives
    Peter Ross supports the overall management of the organization and oversees several Deeper Learning initiatives. Read more >
    Topic Deeper Learning
  • Ryan Saunders

    Ryan Saunders

    Policy Advisor
    Ryan Saunders is a Policy Advisor who works on the Policy and Educator Quality Teams. Read more >

  • Abby Schachner

    Senior Researcher
    Abby Schachner is a member of LPI’s Deeper Learning and Early Childhood Learning teams where she is working to translate research on children’s social, emotional and academic development and the contexts that support such development to inform policy and practice. Read more >
    Topics Deeper Learning, Early Childhood Learning
  • Roman Stearns

    Roman Stearns

    Senior Advisor and Practitioner-in-Residence
    Roman Stearns is a member of LPI's Deeper Learning team. He presently conducts quantitative and qualitative research into issues of educational equity and the policies and practices that support the development of deeper learning competencies. Read more >
    Topic Deeper Learning
  • Leib Sutcher

    Leib Sutcher

    Research Associate
    Leib Sutcher served as a Research Associate at the Learning Policy Institute. He is currently enrolled in UCLA’s teacher education program to earn his teaching credential in secondary mathematics, and he continues to consult for LPI. Read more >
    Topic Educator Quality
  • Krystal Uzuegbu

    Krystal Uzuegbu

    Administrative Assistant
    Krystal Uzuegbu is the administrative assistant for the Washington, DC, office. Prior to joining LPI, she gained professional experiences as a receptionist, procurement assistant, and administrative assistant. Read more >
  • Marjorie Wechsler

    Marjorie Wechsler

    Principal Research Manager
    Marjorie Wechsler has more than 25 years of experience conducting policy research at the national, state, and local levels. Read more >
    Topic Early Childhood Learning

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The Tapestry of American Public Education: How Can We Create a System of Schools Worth Choosing for All?

Oct 25 2018
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Often forgotten in the policy debates on school choice are fundamental questions of whether and how choice influences access to high-quality schools, and whether, in our diverse democracy that requires common ground, choices promote or undermine integration. This report reviews research on a variety of school choice strategies and examines how public school choices can be managed to ensure all students have excellent schools to choose from and are chosen by excellent schools.
Educating the Whole Child: Improving School Climate to Support Student Success
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Educating the Whole Child: Improving School Climate to Support Student Success

Sep 07 2018
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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.
Cover Art for report Making ESSA’s Equity Promise Real: State Strategies to Close the Opportunity Gap
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Making ESSA’s Equity Promise Real: State Strategies to Close the Opportunity Gap

Sep 05 2018
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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.