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  • Susan Sandler

    Susan Sandler

    Chair, Board of Directors
    Susan Sandler is a Trustee of the Sandler Foundation and leads funding related to education policy and other areas. Read more >
  • Linda Darling-Hammond

    Linda Darling-Hammond

    President and CEO
    Linda Darling-Hammond is President and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute and the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University. She is author or editor of a number of award-winning books and more than 500 publications on education policy and practice. Her work focuses on achieving equitable and empowering education for all children through a focus on meaningful learning, educator quality, and adequate resources. Read more >
    Topics Deeper Learning, Early Childhood Learning, Accountability and Improvement, Educator Quality, Equitable Resources​ and Access, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
  • Barbara Chow

    Barbara Chow

    Board of Directors
    Barbara Chow is the director of the Education program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Read more >
  • Kris D. Gutiérrez

    Kris D. Gutiérrez

    Board of Directors
    Kris D. Gutiérrez is Professor of Language, Literacy and Culture at the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education. Read more >

  • Gerry House

    Board of Directors
    Gerry House is former president of the Institute for Student Achievement (ISA), a division of Educational Testing Services (ETS), and Senior Vice President at ETS. Read more >
  • Sherrilyn Ifill

    Sherrilyn Ifill

    Board of Directors
    Sherrilyn Ifill is the seventh President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Read more >
  • David Lyon

    David Lyon

    Board of Directors
    David Lyon is Founding President Emeritus of the Public Policy Institute of California. Read more >
  • David Rattray

    David Rattray

    Board of Directors
    David Rattray is the President & CEO, UNITE-LA. Read more >
  • Liz Simons

    Liz Simons

    Board of Directors
    Liz Simons is the Chair of the Heising-Simons Foundation’s board of directors. Read more >
  • Stephan Turnipseed

    Stephan Turnipseed

    Board of Directors
    Stephan Turnipseed is Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Pitsco Education; the President Emeritus of LEGO Education North America; and former Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships for LEGO Education. Read more >

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Featured Resources

Report

Measuring Student Socioeconomic Status: Toward a Comprehensive Approach

Jun 25 2020
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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
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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
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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.