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Peter W. Cookson, Jr.

Senior Researcher

Peter W. Cookson, Jr. co-leads LPI’s Equitable Resources and Access team and provides leadership for several equity initiatives. In addition to teaching sociology at Georgetown University, he co-leads the American Voices Project, a joint research project of Stanford University, Princeton University, and the American Institutes for Research. Read more >
Shani de Ruiter

Office Administrator, Palo Alto Office

Shani de Ruiter is the Office Administrator for the Palo Alto, CA office. She is also in charge of event planning for LPI's California events. Read more >
Jennifer DePaoli

Senior Researcher

Jennifer DePaoli is a member of LPI’s Policy team and co-leads the Deeper Learning team where she focuses on social and emotional learning, performance assessment, and putting the whole child at the center of policy and practice. Read more >
Michael A. DiNapoli Jr.

Senior Policy Advisor

Michael A. DiNapoli Jr. serves as a Senior Policy Advisor for the Learning Policy Institute and is a member of the Policy, Deeper Learning, Early Childhood Education, Educator Quality, and Equitable Resources and Access teams. Read more >
Danny Espinoza

Research and Policy Associate

Danny Espinoza is a Research and Policy Associate on the Educator Quality and the Equitable Resources and Access teams. He is the lead author of Taking the Long View: State Efforts to Solve Teacher Shortages by Strengthening the Profession. Read more >

Topic Educator Quality
Lisa Flook

Senior Researcher

Lisa Flook is a member of LPI’s Deeper Learning team where she is working to translate research on children's learning and development to inform practice and policy. Flook has conducted research in educational settings for over 15 years. Read more >

Topic Deeper Learning
Siobhan Flynn

Grants and Contracts Manager

Siobhan Flynn is the Grants and Contracts Manager for the finance and operations team. Read more >
Roberta C. Furger

Senior Writer and Director of Storytelling

Roberta C. Furger manages LPI’s blog and leads the Institute’s emerging storytelling work to inform and advance policy, and its work with the Partnership for the Future of Learning. Read more >

Topic Educator Quality
Janel George

Senior Policy Advisor

Janel George is a Senior Policy Advisor who co-leads the Equitable Resources and Access team and is the lead author of the report, The Federal Role and School Integration: Brown’s Promise and Present Challenges. Her work focuses on community schools, racial equity, education as a civil right, school choice, and other issues that shape equity and access in public schools. Read more >

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Terry Godfrey

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

Terry Godfrey serves as LPI’s Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. Godfrey brings to LPI more than 25 years of experience in consulting, finance, human resources, and venture capital. Read more >

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Inequitable Opportunity to Learn: Student Access to Certified and Experienced Teachers

Feb 12 2020

Access to fully certified and experienced teachers matters for student outcomes and achievement, yet many states have hired uncertified and inexperienced teachers to fill gaps created by persistent teacher shortages. These teachers are disproportionately found in schools with high enrollments of students of color, according to LPI analysis of the most recent U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection, which has proposed cutting key data collection questions related to school funding and educator experience.

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Promising Models for Preparing a Diverse, High-Quality Early Childhood Workforce

Dec 10 2019

The first years of a child’s life provide a foundation for long-term health and well-being. As states consider policy proposals to update credential or degree requirements for early childhood educators, they can look to promising programs and state policies that recruit and prepare diverse cohorts of educators to teach in early childhood education programs. This report includes case studies of distinct approaches offering innovative, affordable pathways to preparation for diverse candidates.

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Deeper Learning Networks: Taking Student-Centered Learning and Equity to Scale

Oct 21 2019

A hallmark of deeper learning is students’ ability to apply their knowledge to new situations and complex problems. Big Picture Learning, Internationals Network for Public Schools, and New Tech Network have successfully instantiated, sustained, and spread deeper learning practices in ways that advance equity in schools across the nation. A deep look into their systems and structures reveals common threads, including rethinking structures and relationships in schools, collaboration, professional learning, leadership development, and continual improvement.

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