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Naomi Ondrasek

Senior Researcher and Policy Advisor

Naomi Ondrasek serves as a Sacramento-based policy advisor and senior researcher for the Learning Policy Institute. She previously worked on the California Assembly Education Committee, where she served as a California Council on Science and Technology science fellow. Read more >
Sara Plasencia

Research and Policy Associate

Sara Plasencia is a member of LPI’s Early Childhood Learning and Deeper Learning teams. Prior to joining LPI, she worked at The Education Trust as a graduate fellow on the National and State Partnerships team. Read more >
Anne Podolsky

Researcher and Policy Analyst

Anne Podolsky is a member of LPI’s Educator Quality Team. Her work includes having served as the co-author of the report, Does Teaching Experience Increase Teacher Effectiveness? A Review of the Research? and lead author on LPI’s report, Solving the Teacher Shortage: How to Attract and Retain Excellent Educators. Read more >

Topic Educator Quality
Raymond Quintela

Finance Assistant

Raymond Quintela is a Finance Assistant in the Finance and Operations department in LPI’s Palo Alto office. Read more >
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 >
Mandy Rodrigues

Web Manager

Mandy Rodrigues is a member of LPI’s Communication team and leads the web development and management work. Read more >
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 co-leads LPI's Early Childhood Learning team and is a member of the Deeper Learning team 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
Caitlin Scott

Research Director

Caitlin Scott provides research direction and support at LPI. For the past two decades, her publications have focused on educator learning and change, as well as improving educational systems at all levels, especially for students traditionally underserved by public schools. Read more >
Charlie Thompson

Research and Policy Associate

Charlie Thompson is a Research and Policy Associate on the Deeper Learning team, where she focuses on social and emotional learning, the California Performance Assessment Collaborative, and LPI’s work with the Partnership for the Future of Learning. 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.

Report

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.

Report

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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